Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and Tobacco

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) publishes the quarterly bulletin Alcohol Alert, a summary of research findings for professionals. This issue examines the latest research on the interactions between alcohol and tobacco, including the prevalence of co-occurring tobacco and alcohol use disorders, some of the health consequences of combined use, biological mechanisms and genetic vulnerabilities that contribute to co-use and dependence, barriers to the treatment of tobacco dependence in patients with alcohol and other drug (AOD) use disorders, therapies that are proving effective in treating co-occurring tobacco and alcohol dependence in depressed patients, and treatment interventions for adolescent patients with co-occurring tobacco and AOD use disorders.

All issues of Alcohol Alert are in the public domain and may be summarized or reprinted without permission.

http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA71/AA71.htm

Publication Year: 2007

Publisher

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304
Bethesda, md 20892
Phone: 301-443-3885
Website: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/