We all have that friend in the group who quit long ago and who can go without a sign of needing a cigarette for weeks, but when the turning point comes and this friend is having a few aperitif beers with us or a drink To celebrate the end of the working day or the arrival of the weekend, a cigarette is suddenly more palatable than ever. The consequent question: Excuse me, can I have one? I don't smoke anymore, but… Suddenly the urge to smoke a cigarette grows and grows exponentially, as if he had never stopped smoking.
1) Does this reaction mean that nicotine addiction has not been overcome?
This happens to almost everyone ... so you can reassure your friend. Studies show that people who consume alcohol are up to three times more likely to smoke than those who do not drink alcohol. It seems that, although addiction to tobacco and alcohol have different modes of action, the brain mechanisms that react to the consumption of these substances have much in common. It is difficult to quantify the retroactive effects of both substances, but studies show that the combined use of both increases the consumer's experience of pleasure.
There are studies that relate both practices more directly, such as one that shows that stopping alcohol consumption decreases nicotine metabolism. This study shows us how alcoholic beverages accelerate the assimilation of nicotine by the body, decomposing it more quickly in the body when we have consumed alcohol, therefore our feeling of satisfaction decreases and we smoke more.
In addition, we have other “tricks” that our brain sets us, with what is called “classical conditioning”. Our brain associates things that usually happen together. As when going out for a drink with friends it is also more common to smoke, our brain associates these two actions and when we only have one of them (for example drinking), our brain “asks” us for the other, to complete these two conditioned activities.
2) Are there any more reasons why you want to smoke more when you drink?
It seems that tobacco counteracts the sedative effects of alcohol. In this way, both substances feed back and influence each other. If we smoke we will have to drink more to reach the same level of alcoholism and in the same way, when drinking alcohol, the body will ask for more nicotine to obtain the same pleasure from smoking.
This phenomenon is called cross tolerance and when we consume both substances this affects the levels of consumption of both tobacco, due to the influence of alcohol, and the consumption of alcohol due to the influence of tobacco.
In this way, the health authorities advise that to stop smoking it is also convenient to stop drinking. Drinking alcohol when you are quitting can reduce your chances of success by as much as 50%.
3) What do I do if someone asks me for a cigarette when we are having a drink?
Well share and enjoy the moment! By smoking tube cigarettes, you will save a considerable amount of money and it will hurt less to offer a cigarette to whoever asks you.
If you also use an electric cigarette injector to make your own cigarettes, the appearance and taste of your cigarettes will be practically like those of industrial cigarettes.
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