The Effects of Smoking and Drinking On Mental Proficiency

Smoking Can Prime the Brain for Later Addiction
An article entitled “Adolescent Smokers Have A Greater Risk Of Developing Alcohol-use Disorders Than Nonsmokers” by Richard A. Grucza, and Kevin W. Chen revealed research findings that are problematic at best. Perhaps the most disturbing was this: research suggests that smoking “primes” the brain for later addiction to alcohol and perhaps other drugs. When added to the following statistic, this information is very disconcerting: alcohol and smoking, when considered independently or in combination, account for more than 20 percent of the annual fatalities in the United States.
Alcohol-Use Disorders
It is common knowledge that many people started smoking and drinking when they were teenagers. According to View the rest of this article