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Smoking, and to a lesser extent non-combustible nicotine use, is associated with higher levels of alcohol consumption and risky drinking. (www.nature.com)

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[–] iii@mander.xyz 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The paper doesn't make any claims about causal relationships, it only looks at co-occurance. So no need to account for confounding factors.