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Wednesday 9 April 2014

Chronic smoking can disturb postural stability

New York, April 9 : Another statutory warning for smokers.  A study on the effects of chronic cigarette smoking on postural stability has found that chronic cigarette use continues to impact the brain regulating postural stability even during abstinence.

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Chronic cigarette smoking has a high co-occurrence with alcohol use disorders, and roughly 60 to 90 percent of alcohol dependent (AD) individuals seeking treatment are chronic smokers.
Postural instability is also common among AD individuals, because of damage to the brain systems that maintain postural stability.

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