Drinking and smoking a dangerous duo
A new study finds that the combination of alcohol and nicotine causes more brain damage than alcohol alone, and also breaks a treatment myth:
Generally, it has been thought it was too much to ask patients to battle smoking and drinking at the same time, just as it was thought that no one should be asked to quit smoking marijuana when they were recovering from cocaine addition.
“But that is not supported by empirical evidence,” Bisaga says. “It’s easier to become abstinent from alcohol if you quit smoking at the same time.”
The idea now is that when a patient is in treatment and a “captive audience,” all conditions should be dealt with, he says.
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