Alcohol Abuse: How Smoking Increases Vulnerability to Alcohol Abuse
How smoking increases vulnerability to alcohol abuse
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Smoking is a well-known risk factor for subsequent alcohol abuse, but the mechanisms underlying this link are unknown. Now researchers show in a study conducted in rats that even a single exposure to nicotine temporarily changes how the brain's reward system responds to alcohol and increases the reinforcing properties of alcohol via stress hormones.
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Study reveals how smoking increases vulnerability to alcohol abuse
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( Cell Press ) Smoking is a well-known risk factor for subsequent alcohol abuse, but the mechanisms underlying this link are unknown. Now researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Neuron on July 18 show in a study conducted in rats that even a single exposure to nicotine temporarily changes how the brain's reward system responds to alcohol and increases the reinforcing properties of …
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Smoking Increases Risk of Alcohol Abuse by Blunting Brain's Reward System
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Lab rats actively sought out more alcohol after a single exposure to nicotine.
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