title: Comorbid alcohol and nicotine dependence: from the biomolecular basis to clinical consequences.
abstract: This article represents the proceedings of a symposium presented at the 12th Congress of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism held in Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany, on October 1, 2004. The organizers and cochairs were Nassima Ait-Daoud, MD, and Gerhard A. Wiesbeck, MD. The presentations included the following:L (1) The Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Alcohol-Seeking Behavior, by Przemyslaw Bienkowski, MD, PhD; (2) Utilization of Linkage Analysis Combined with Microarray Technology to Identify Genes and Mechanisms Underlying Nicotine and Alcohol Use and Abuse in Humans and Rodents, by Ming D. Li, PhD; (3) Smoking and Alcoholic Chronic Pancreatitis: The Underestimated Risk?, by Roland H. Pfützer, MD; (4) Anticraving Medication in Alcohol and Nicotine Dependence, by Otto M. Lesch, MD, PhD; and (5) Pharmacotherapy for Promotion of Abstinence from Nicotine Among Alcohol-Dependent Individuals, by Bankole A. Johnson, DSc, MD, PhD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatric Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908-0623, USA. aitdaoud@virginia.edu
authors.forename: Nassima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ait-Daoud
authors.forename: Gerhard A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Wiesbeck
authors.forename: Przemyslaw
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bienkowski
authors.forename: Ming D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Roland H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Pfützer
authors.forename: Manfred V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: Otto M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Lesch
authors.forename: Bankole A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000427:Alcohol Deterrents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D015897:Comorbidity; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009042:Motivation; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000502:physiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D000427:Alcohol Deterrents; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D009538:Nicotine