Do you think the epidemic of opiate overdosing is selecting for genes at all? Like people who don't get addicted, survive more?
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no, I don't think that natural selection really happens to humans anymore. As most types of people will pass they're genes down
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no, I don't think it's happening to a large enough population to affect the gene pool. Also lots of these people have had kids
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I think there's enough evidence of some ppl being more prone to "addiction in general" than others, ISTR finding related genes
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That's a really good question. I'd lean towards no but I'd love to see a study done on that.
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nope, it's dealers lacing heroin with fentanyl to increase the potency. fentanyl can be lethal at very low levels.
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Not Darwinism as it's not a natural part of the environment. Its incredibly irresponsible medical professionals causing this.
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anything that limits reproduction is selecting for genes. That's a fact, not an opinion.
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"dead before reproduced" = - selected
"Ugly from addiction" = - selected
"Easy because high" = + selected
"Unlaid/trashed house"