Researchers found that smoking can increase the vulnerability of a person to alcohol addiction, though the mechanism behind this is yet to be determined. In a new study researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine, found that even a single exposure to nicotine by smoking can drastically increase a persons vulnerability to alcohol addiction. Nicotine temporarily changes how the brains reward system responds to alcohol and uses stress hormones to reinforce the properties of alcohol.

Researchers found that smoking can increase the vulnerability of a person to alcohol addiction, though the mechanism behind this is yet to be determined. In a new study researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine, found that even a single exposure to nicotine by smoking can drastically increase a persons vulnerability to alcohol addiction. Nicotine temporarily changes how the brains reward system responds to alcohol and uses stress hormones to reinforce the properties of alcohol.

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