【英语时差8,16】抽烟喝酒

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Don: I confess nothing, Ya?l. My conscience is clear.

Y: Then how come I smell cigarette smoke?

D: All right! I confess! I'm smoking again.

Y: But why, Don? You were doing so well.

D: That's what's so frustrating². Last night I went out for a drink with my buddies³, and next thing you know, I was puffing⁴ away. I feel so ashamed. Not smoking sure takes more willpower than I've got.

Y: But willpower isn't all of it. Scientists have long been aware of the link between drinking and smoking. In fact, eighty to ninety percent of alcoholics⁶ also smoke, which is about three times the rate in the general population. But a recent study suggests that what you're dealing⁷ with isn't just behavioral--it also has to do with brain chemistry.

D: How so?

Y: Well, the study suggests that alcohol increases the pleasurable effects of nicotine⁸. Participants drank an alcoholic⁵ beverage⁹ and smoked either a regular cigarette or a nicotine free one. Those who smoked nicotine-free cigarettes didn't report as much satisfaction, which indicates that the nicotine itself plays a critical role in the interaction.

D: And then there's all that lowering of inhibitions that happens when you drink.

Y: It doesn't take much alcohol to increase the pleasures of nicotine.

D: Pretty insidious¹⁰. No wonder I've been having such a hard time.

Y: Well, once scientists get to the bottom of the pharmacological interaction that happens between alcohol and nicotine, they may have a better understanding of how to treat both addictions¹¹ more effectively.  

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