Effects of acute nicotine and alcohol on the rating of attractiveness in social smokers and alcohol drinkers

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 43-48

  Attwood, Angela S ^a   Penton Voak, Ian S ^a   Goodwin, Christine ^a   Munafò, Marcus R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Attractiveness; Nicotine; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NICOTINE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FACIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANDSCAPE; MALE; MOOD; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CUES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864965843     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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