Scientists have found out why you want to smoke after alcohol
Have you noticed that after drinking alcohol, you often feel like smoking? Scientists have been conducting research for several years to find out the relationship between alcohol and cigarettes. Recently, they summed up the results of experiments and came to interesting conclusions. Find out why after a glass the hand reaches for a cigarette, from our material.
There are people who don't smoke all the time, but after drinking alcohol they want to smoke. Experts explained why this is happening. Firstly, the use of nicotine affects memory, and, secondly, the level of dopamine rises.
According to the results of a 2009 study conducted by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania, nicotine strongly affects the formation of neural connections. It enhances them up to 200%, which is the basis of memory formation. Thus, the days, months and years when you smoked and consumed alcohol are unconsciously related to pleasant memories. When you drink again, this part of the memory gets excited and you have a thirst for nicotine.
Secondly, both alcohol and nicotine stimulate the production of dopamine, bringing a feeling of happiness. Recent studies on laboratory rats have shown that those animals who were given nicotine consumed more alcohol, but they did not observe a surge of dopamine. Thus, scientists have come to the conclusion that the combination of alcohol and nicotine, in fact, make you less happy.
As a result, some may start drinking and smoking even more to raise the level of dopamine in the blood, falling into a vicious circle. Experts recommend avoiding cigarettes altogether if you only smoke occasionally. This will help not to earn a bad habit, which is then very difficult to cope with.
Meanwhile, scientists have found that vegetarians have a harder hangover. The expediency of a meat snack has recently been confirmed by official science after deep and versatile research.