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Question

Since Nicotine is now classified as addictive drug,do you think it better to detox nicotine at same time as alcohol and other drugs?

Answer

Nicotine is perhaps the most powerfully addicting drug and although many addiction counselors advise against detoxing from it at the same time as from alcohol and other drugs, the research evidence suggests that quitting smoking at the same time as drinking lowers your chances of relapsing to drinking.

05/03/98

Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
Director, Research Division
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