Using snus doubles the risk of alcohol dependency

[BasseBlues]

I read a press release from Umeå university.

“A doubled risk of alcohol dependency can be a seemingly quite moderate risk increase seen from the individual perspective, but if using snus is common in a population, it means that the overall use of snus might have an impact on public health. It is therefore important that the research results are made known to the general public and start being discussed”

You can read the full article here: http://www.medfak.umu.se/english/abo...ency.cid247516

I don't know what to say. I don't drink much, maybe a cople of times per year.

[squeezyjohn]

I can see several reasons why that might be the case, none of them sinister, but all things users of snus should be aware of!

Firstly, addictive personality ... it follows that if you are addicted to one substance (nicotine) then your chances of being addicted to another (alcohol) are elevated because of personality types.

Secondly, tolerance ... Alcohol is a depressant and an intoxicant - and under normal circumstances if you drink enough you will get so drunk that you will probably stop drinking. Nicotine is a stimulant and to some extent cancels out some of the effects of alcohol, allowing you to drink more before getting to the same state. However, it doesn't cancel out most of the other effects of the alcohol on the body so if one snuses and drinks a lot regularly, it will increase the chance of alcohol dependency.

[psychicferret]

idk i feel the alcohol more if i stick an extra stark snus in ma mouth. Its got a synagenic(sp?) effect... But anyway i dont drink anymore... hic...