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Chunk #54 — 3. Common liability to addiction — 3.4. Evolutionary roots of addiction — 3.4.1. Rationale for evolutionary approach

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Common liability to addiction and "gateway hypothesis": theoretical, empirical and evolutionary perspective.
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drug-induced, may override and erode what remains from that original connection and related perceptions. Risky sexual behavior and promiscuity associated with drug abuse also make it difficult to ignore a potential direct fitness benefit due to drug abuse that may obtain under certain conditions. This is consistent, for instance, with the association between parental addiction and faster sexual maturation, behavior dysregulation and addiction in children (Kirillova et al., 2001, 2008).