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3/3/2009

The drug varenicline, prescribed to help people quit smoking, appears to reduce the desire for alcohol as well, according to a study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry. Smokers are four times more likely than nonsmokers to meet the criteria for alcohol-use disorders. Diseases related to tobacco use are the leading cause of death in alcoholics.