Mechanisms of alcohol-nicotine interactions: Alcoholics versus smokers

This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2000 ISBRA Me eting in Yokohama, Japan. The chairs were Toshio Narahashi and Bo Soderpalm . The presentations were (1) Nicotinic mechanisms and ethanol reinforcement : Behavioral and neurochemical studies, by Bo Soderpalm, M. Ericson, P. Ola usson, and J. A. Engel; (2) Chronic nicotine and ethanol: Differential regu lation in gene expression of nicotinic acety]choline receptor subunits, by X. Zhang and A. Nordberg; (3) Nicotine-ethanol interactions at neuronal nic otinic acetylcholine receptors, by Toshio Narahashi, William Marszalec, and Gary L. Aistrup; (4) Relapse prevention in alcoholics by cigarette smoking ? Treatment outcome in an observational study with acamprosate, by L.G. Sch midt, U. Kalouti, M. Smolka, and M. Soyka; and (5) Effect of nicotine on vo luntary ethanol intake and development of alcohol dependence in male rats, by L. Hedlund and G. Wahlstrom.