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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
(Score: 2) by frojack on Monday November 02 2015, @01:03AM
how in the world is the use of drugs in any way natural
Many animals will seek out and partake of food that has a psychoactive effect. I've watched robins "flying" down the pavement on their backs after flocking to eat once-frozen ash berries.
But your question betrays a huge misunderstanding of humans. What makes you thing anything or everything humans do is "Natural"? You typed that question into a computer for christ sake, and it failed to occur to you that nothing about that is Natural.
And neither are Cheetos, so put the bag down, and go get some fresh air.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.