Among smokers who drank heavily, treatment with both varenicline and a nicotine patch more effectively curbed smoking than nicotine patch and placebo, according to results of a study published in JAMA Network Open.
“Tobacco and alcohol use are among the top three leading contributors to preventable disease and injury in the U.S. and cause significant public health and economic burdens,” Andrea King, PhD, of the department of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at the University of Chicago, and colleagues wrote. “Moreover, many people concurrently use both substances,