People adopt smoking habits due to many factors—and surprisingly, genetics is one of them. Researchers from Kaiser Permanente Northern California discovered that genetic ancestry plays a role in one’s smoking initiation and can even influence the number of cigarettes people use daily. The researchers found that the association between people’s genetic ancestry and cigarette usage remains clear even after factors like one’s education, socioeconomic factors, and marital status are taken into account.
This association is concerning…
