Why there is a strong desire to smoke when you have had a good drink

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A narcologist explained that when drinking alcohol, the desire to smoke increases to combat the inhibitory effect of alcohol. A narcologist explained why a person who is in a state of alcoholic intoxication really wants to smoke.

According to the doctor, alcohol has an inhibitory effect, and nicotine has a stimulating effect. When a person drinks, nicotine neutralizes the inhibitory effect of alcohol by affecting the limbic system of the brain, which is responsible for pleasure, and the frontal zone of the frontal lobes, as a result of which one can drink more. The narcologist also noted that nicotine prevents the development of drowsiness caused by alcohol.

The doctor emphasized that for this reason, even people who have not smoked for a long time often take up cigarettes at parties.

“Globally, there is one explanation for this: nicotine has a stimulating effect, and alcohol has an inhibitory effect. Therefore, over time, alcohol begins to cause drowsiness, and nicotine, on the contrary, invigorates. If you smoke a lot while drinking alcohol, you will drink much more than without the accompaniment of nicotine,” the specialist said.

At the same time, the doctor urged to monitor your condition during the simultaneous use of alcohol and smoking, because such a combination can harm the nervous system.