The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Medical Council on Alcohol.
Introduction to special issue of Alcohol and Alcoholism on alcohol and nicotine
Divisions of Basic Medical Sciences-Pharmacology and Mental Health-Addictive Behaviour, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom, UK
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Interest in research on the combination of alcohol and nicotine stems from the widespread social use of these two drugs together. We know a considerable amount about the adverse effects of each of these drugs individually, and are beginning to understand the processes of development of dependence. However, the combination of nicotine and alcohol has potentially more dangerous and less well studied effects than the separate use of these two drugs. The papers in this Special Issue demonstrate the wide range of these interactions and also some contradictions and the need