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More than three decades of research has firmly established that genetic factors account for more than half of the risk for alcoholism and environmental factors account for the remainder. This statement, however, belies the true complexity of the mechanisms underlying the risk for, and protection against, alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence.  Genes and environmental factors interact in very complex ways.