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ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 310-319Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.04.006
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DRD2 gene; comorbidity; alcohol and nicotine dependence
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Cigarette smoking in those who are alcohol dependent is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. The A1 allele of the D-2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) gene has been independently associated with alcohol and nicotine dependence. Whether this polymorphism is associated with nicotine dependence in those who are also alcohol dependent has not been investigated. Subjects were 84 (61 males; 23 females) Caucasian DSM W diagnosed nicotine- and alcohol-dependent subjects sampled from consecutive admissions to a hospital alcohol detoxification ward. Data were obtained through standardised measures of nicotine and alcohol consumption and dependence severity. A1(+) allelic (A1/A1 or A1/A2 genotype) compared to A1(-) allelic (A2/A2 genotype only) patients were characterised by higher levels of alcohol and cigarette consumption. A1(+) allelic patients reported greater alcohol dependence severity, but not nicotine dependence severity. When the combined nicotine and alcohol dose was examined, A1(+) allelic patients consumed significantly more of these drugs than their A1(-) allelic counterparts. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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