First of all, borax (sodium tetraborate decahydrate) in water produces boric acid and raises the pH. So the studies on boron toxicity that refer to boric acid are absolutely relevant for Borax as well.
Just as a family history of alcoholism does not guarantee that you will become an alcoholic, neither does growing up in a very troubled household with alcoholic parents. Just because alcoholism tends to run in families does not mean that a child of an alcoholic parent will automatically become an alcoholic too.oth parents abuse alcohol and other drugs; the parents' alcohol abuse is severe; and. conflicts lead to aggression and violence in the family. The good news is that many children of alcoholics from even the most troubled families do not develop drinking problems.
The Causes of Alcoholism. 1  Gender: Gender can play a role. 2  Men are more likely to develop alcoholism (this is not to say, however, that there are not alcoholic women, there are). 3  This is hardly surprising. If you start experimenting with alcohol as a teenager then you increase your chances of problems later in life. 2  The causes of teenage drinking and the causes of teenage alcoholism are slightly different from those highlighted above. 3  They are looked at separately on this site.