Quitting Smoking Can Halt Dangerous Drinking, Too
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Medications that help smokers quit appear to have another benefit: reducing heavy drinking. Researchers in the United States and Russia have found that a variety of therapies to reduce the craving for nicotine ― including prescription and over-the-counter medications ― cut smoking and drinking levels in tandem. People who stopped smoking entirely reduced their drinking the most.
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@nakush The use of nicotine cessation therapies that target particular neurons has been shown to reduce heavy drinking in rats, suggesting a possible neuronal link between drinking and smoking.