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posted by martyb on Sunday November 01 2015, @10:19PM   Printer-friendly
from the I'll-drink-to-that dept.

Past research shows that more than 85 percent of US adults who are dependent on alcohol are also dependent on nicotine, but why do the two go hand in hand?

Now, a new study with rats finds that nicotine cancels out the sleep-inducing effects of alcohol.

"We know that many people who drink alcohol also use nicotine, but we don't know why exactly that is," says Mahesh Thakkar, associate professor and director of research in the University of Missouri School of Medicine's neurology department and lead author of the study.

"We have found that nicotine weakens the sleep-inducing effects of alcohol by stimulating a response in an area of the brain known as the basal forebrain. By identifying the reactions that take place when people smoke and drink, we may be able to use this knowledge to help curb alcohol and nicotine addiction."

http://www.futurity.org/smoking-drinking-1036052-2/

[Abstract]: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jnc.13219/abstract

[Source]: http://medicine.missouri.edu/news/0305.php


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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 01 2015, @11:34PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 01 2015, @11:34PM (#257303)

    You appear to be posting while on drugs right now.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Thexalon on Monday November 02 2015, @02:30AM

    by Thexalon (636) on Monday November 02 2015, @02:30AM (#257341)

    Here's a translation, because his statement was not at all clear. Among 2016 US presidential candidates, these are their positions on legalization of marijuana:
    Legalize for recreational as well as medical purposes - Bernie Sanders, Rand Paul, Jim Webb (no longer running), Lincoln Chafee (no longer running)
    Limited medical use only - Hillary Clinton, Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Lindsay Graham, Donald Trump
    Let the states decide - Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, George Pataki, Rick Perry, John Kasich (sort of)
    Lower penalties - Martin O'Malley
    Opposed to legalization - Joe Biden (never officially ran), Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Jim Gilmore, Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker (no longer running)

    There you have their positions. Decide for yourself who your support about it.

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