I have seen articles about studies coming out about this lately:
Nicotine Increases Alcohol Craving - Part 1
Personally I quit a few weeks after the alcohol. Part of the reason I got to the point of quitting the booze was that I had really tried so hard to quit smoking and succeeded years before and then I started again because of drinking in the months before and this was something that I had vowed to never do. I think you got to do what you got to do to stay sober. Priority one is alcohol and staying off that.
However, let me tell you that one of the things that keeps me sober is being in my body and appreciating how good I feel physically. That would not be possible if I were smoking— even a little. I do, however, drink massive amounts of coffee
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It is a completely personal decision— but just saying I have read many a time that it makes quitting alcohol harder in some weird brain wiring way. I am sure that differs by person.