Smoking Reduces the Effects of Alcohol
July 27th, 2006 by Marsha James
In one experimental research, scientists have discovered that smoking cigarettes may lead to more drinking. The nicotine in cigarettes tend to lower the effects that people would usually feel enabling them to drink more than they normally would if they were not smoking.
“Since the desired effect of alcohol is significantly diminished by nicotine — particularly among heavy or binge drinkers such as college students — this may encourage drinkers to drink more to achieve the pleasurable or expected effect,” said Wei-Jung Chen, from the Texas A and M University Health Science Center in College Station, who led the reeearch.
“In other words, cigarette smoking appears to promote the consumption of alcohol.”
Marsha James wrote this on July 27th, 2006 and filed it under Healthy Living, Healthy Eating |
