Nicotine helps cognitive function in alcoholics

All you smokers have a new excuse. Fortunately, the patch appears to have the same benefits. One question though, if smoking is associated with relapse, does NRT carry the same risks?

• Alcoholics in early recovery tend to have impaired cognitive functioning.
• Nicotine is known to have beneficial effects under certain circumstances.
• New findings show that nicotine patches may enhance cognitive functioning among newly recovering alcoholics with a history of smoking.

[via jointogether.org]