Bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder, sometimes called alcoholism, often occur together. Although it isn't known what connects bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder, these factors likely play a role: Genes. Differences in genes — not just a single gene — seem to affect brain chemistry linked to bipolar disorder. More @Wikipedia
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