'Drunken' gene discovered by scientists

My oldest sister told me last year that being "drunk" has to do with a gene. It's genetic. She told me this when I said I was never going to drink because I didn't want to get "drunk."

My oldest sister told me last year that being "drunk" has to do with a gene. It's genetic. She told me this when I said I was never going to drink because I didn't want to get "drunk." She was probably reffering to the fact that some people are genetically inclined towards alcoholism, this is a different thing they are talking about in this article.

I'm probably one of those people that has the drunk gene. After 2 drinks I'm done. I'm tipsy, slurring, and have perma-grin and I know it's time to stop. Oddly, I recover from that state quickly once I do stop--I'm sober within the hour. Two drinks in an evening is about all I can take. I know other people who can sit down and drink 12 drinks over the course of a few hours and are barely feeling buzzed. They aren't even necessarily much bigger than I am. Ya, I'll buy the drunk gene theory.

"If I get drunk off one beer, I CAN DO THAT!!!!!!!"

CYP2E1's effect on sobriety is probably due to the fact that it is not active in the liver, but the brain. It generates destructive molecules called free radicals, which can damage sensitive structures such as brain cells. "It turns out that a specific version of CYP2E1 makes people more sensitive to alcohol, and we are now exploring whether it is because it generates more of these free radicals," said Prof Wilhelmsen. Does this mean that the alcoholic, has less free radicals in their brain, when they drink, thus less destruction to brain cells, I wonder?

I can out-drink my dad. I punch genes in the face.

I'm probably one of those people that has the drunk gene. After 2 drinks I'm done. I'm tipsy, slurring, and have perma-grin and I know it's time to stop. Oddly, I recover from that state quickly once I do stop--I'm sober within the hour. Two drinks in an evening is about all I can take. I know other people who can sit down and drink 12 drinks over the course of a few hours and are barely feeling buzzed. They aren't even necessarily much bigger than I am. Ya, I'll buy the drunk gene theory. Oddly I'm like that now, but wasn't when I was younger. At 18 or so I could down a fifth of whiskey witho... [More]

I wonder if theres a particular ethnic backround thats more likley to have the gene

I can out-drink my dad. I punch genes in the face. Very well done, i applaud, the gods are amused by your performance, lol. Sarcasm no, just drunken honorification lol.