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Alcohol And Nicotine Co-Dependence, Scott C. Steffensen, Sterling N. Sudweeks
Alcohol And Nicotine Co-Dependence, Scott C. Steffensen, Sterling N. Sudweeks
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Alcoholism and nicotine (NIC) addiction are chronic relapsing disorders that have enormous impact on society. Alcohol and NIC are the most commonly abused drugs, and a large body of evidence indicates that there is a positive correlation between their consumption. Today, smoking NIC-containing tobacco products is recognized as one of the greatest risk factors in the development of alcoholism. A major goal of addiction research is to characterize the critical neural substrates that are most sensitive to these drugs, adapt in association with chronic consumption and drive subsequent drug-seeking behavior. The long-term objective of our research program is to advance …