Have a Drink -- and a Smoke, Too
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Alcohol may boost smokers' need for nicotine, study finds
Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- For many, liquor and cigarettes go literally hand-in-hand. Now scientists believe they have figured out why.
According to a new study, alcohol boosts the rewarding effects of smoking in the brain, even among light smokers, and increases the urge to smoke.
The study, published in the April issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, included 16 non-alcoholic, heavy social drinkers who were also light smokers. Each of the smokers underwent three separate experiments where they drank one of three beverages: a non-alcoholic placebo liquid with an alcohol taste; a low-dose alcoholic beverage; and a high-dose alcoholic beverage.
The participants were not allowed to smoke two hours prior to or during each session. They also filled out questionnaires assessing their urge to smoke at various times during each of the three drinking experiments.
"Smoking urge ratings were higher after consuming four versus two alcohol drinks, and increases were not observed after consuming a placebo beverage," study first author Andrea C. King, a psychologist and associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Chicago, said in a prepared statement.
"These findings were observed in a nonsmoking environment, which may indicate that alcohol directly produced these effects and [that] they were not due to direct smoking cues triggering cigarette craving," King said. "In other words, the greater the alcohol consumption, the greater the urge to smoke."
Previous studies have identified a link between alcohol consumption and smoking but there's been only limited research on how alcohol actually affects the urge to smoke.
"One theory for why some people smoke when they drink is that nicotine may offset the sedative effect of alcohol," King said.
"However, we showed that the desire to smoke sharply increased within a half hour after drinking, which is when alcohol's stimulant-like -- as opposed to sedative-like -- effects are usually observed," she said.
"It also appears that smoking urges may increase rapidly after a person engages in binge drinking, that is, consuming four or more drinks relatively quickly," the Chicago researcher added. "These urges remained elevated even when blood alcohol curves were declining, so a person may be at increased risk for wanting to smoke for hours after drinking alcohol." -
i may agree, as there is tendancy smoke when u drink
but hv 2 c the env. -
Originally posted by kops21:
Interesting article, kops. Thanks for sharing it here.
Alcohol may boost smokers' need for nicotine, study finds
[b]Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- For many, liquor and cigarettes go literally hand-in-hand. Now scientists believe they have figured out why.
According to a new study, alcohol boosts the rewarding effects of smoking in the brain, even among light smokers, and increases the urge to smoke.
The study, published in the April issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, included 16 non-alcoholic, heavy social drinkers who were also light smokers. Each of the smokers underwent three separate experiments where they drank one of three beverages: a non-alcoholic placebo liquid with an alcohol taste; a low-dose alcoholic beverage; and a high-dose alcoholic beverage.
The participants were not allowed to smoke two hours prior to or during each session. They also filled out questionnaires assessing their urge to smoke at various times during each of the three drinking experiments.
"Smoking urge ratings were higher after consuming four versus two alcohol drinks, and increases were not observed after consuming a placebo beverage," study first author Andrea C. King, a psychologist and associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Chicago, said in a prepared statement.
"These findings were observed in a nonsmoking environment, which may indicate that alcohol directly produced these effects and [that] they were not due to direct smoking cues triggering cigarette craving," King said. "In other words, the greater the alcohol consumption, the greater the urge to smoke."
Previous studies have identified a link between alcohol consumption and smoking but there's been only limited research on how alcohol actually affects the urge to smoke.
"One theory for why some people smoke when they drink is that nicotine may offset the sedative effect of alcohol," King said.
"However, we showed that the desire to smoke sharply increased within a half hour after drinking, which is when alcohol's stimulant-like -- as opposed to sedative-like -- effects are usually observed," she said.
"It also appears that smoking urges may increase rapidly after a person engages in binge drinking, that is, consuming four or more drinks relatively quickly," the Chicago researcher added. "These urges remained elevated even when blood alcohol curves were declining, so a person may be at increased risk for wanting to smoke for hours after drinking alcohol."
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I wish they had given more details on the How's and the Why's. As it is, they only used one sentence to attempt to explain why drinking alcohol increases the need to smoke. I wish they had included a more thorough explanation. -
luckily for me, i neither drink nor smoke.
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now i don't drink and im going to quit smoking too~
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Izzit? Then, how to be dead101times with a healthier lifestyle?Originally posted by Danisdead101times:now i don't drink and im going to quit smoking too~ 
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counting the chicks before the eggs hackOriginally posted by Danisdead101times:now i don't drink and im going to quit smoking too~ 
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i buy you a tiger(beer) if you managed to quit smoking -
erh if he accepts your treat he might end up drinking after quitting smoking.Originally posted by kops21:counting the chicks before the eggs hack ......
i buy you a tiger(beer) if you managed to quit smoking -
damnit....u have to point it out didnt u.Originally posted by dragg:erh if he accepts your treat he might end up drinking after quitting smoking. 
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even thou i quit smoking my lifestyle would still be the same..due to lack of sleep and irregular meals...so i will still be my danisdead101times~Originally posted by Rhonda:Izzit? Then, how to be dead101times with a healthier lifestyle? -
do you think im that stupid??Originally posted by kops21:damnit....u have to point it out didnt u. ...... -
u quit, we go drink tiger(beer) together.Originally posted by Danisdead101times:do you think im that stupid?? -
Originally posted by Danisdead101times:do you think im that stupid??
You two are sooo funny! -
why dont u throw in something to encourage zombie to quitOriginally posted by Rhonda:
You two are sooo funny! -
Oooh!! Are you a Night Owl too? Well then, the next time I want a Night Owl companion when I go out, I chio you, can?Originally posted by Danisdead101times:even thou i quit smoking my lifestyle would still be the same..due to lack of sleep and irregular meals...so i will still be my danisdead101times~ 
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no way! i don't want to end up like LBB coming back and post lubbish in FL~Originally posted by kops21:u quit, we go drink tiger(beer) together. -
yeah,sure...but only provided that time spares~Originally posted by Rhonda:Oooh!! Are you a Night Owl too? Well then, the next time I want a Night Owl companion when I go out, I chio you, can? -
Nevermind what... that's what makes LBB adorable!Originally posted by Danisdead101times:no way! i don't want to end up like LBB coming back and post lubbish in FL~ Don't you wanna be adorable too? -
Erm... like what? *scratches head... Another pint?Originally posted by kops21:why dont u throw in something to encourage zombie to quit -
LBB....round round...cute cute...$$....$$...galore...galore...Originally posted by Danisdead101times:no way! i don't want to end up like LBB coming back and post lubbish in FL~ -
nah,i would prefer to be handsome instead of adorable~ but i know this won't come true for sure~Originally posted by Rhonda:Nevermind what... that's what makes LBB adorable! Don't you wanna be adorable too? -
how abt ur favouriate shashimi....Originally posted by Rhonda:Erm... like what? *scratches head... Another pint? -
no need~ i have principles..i say i want to quit,i sure will~Originally posted by kops21:why dont u throw in something to encourage zombie to quit 
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you forgot to add something...ladies many many-------he is too rich~Originally posted by kops21:LBB....round round...cute cute...$$....$$...galore...galore... -
talk is cheap...proof it.....Originally posted by Danisdead101times:no need~ i have principles..i say i want to quit,i sure will~ .....