RE: Help Ely Quit Smoking
August 30, 2010 at 7:55 pm
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2010 at 7:56 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(August 30, 2010 at 7:34 pm)Scarface Wrote: Sure. Have you ever heard of an occasional smoker? How about an occasional heroin user? I bet you've heard of the former, and not the latter.
Might be an idea for you to bone up on the nature of addiction generally, and of nicotine especially.Right now you just seem ignorant.
It's quite possible to use heroin [infrequently] recreationally without addiction over a long period. One hit does not cause addiction.
Nicotine is actually more addictive than heroin,and a harder addiction to manage.
Quote:I would like to thank this nations leading expert on addiction, Jack Henningfield for pointing out that nicotine is more addictive than heroin, alcohol, or cocaine. A true voice uncorrupted by tobacco money. I would also add that tobacco has a far higher death rate (33%?) than either heroin, alcohol, or cocaine. Yet, addiction criteria alone does not determine the nicotine (or illicit drug) health threat.
The body of scientific evidence now indicates that harm associated with both heroin & nicotine is the result of contaminates in the drug delivery devices. Other than addiction itself neither nicotine nor heroin pose significant behavioral or toxicological threats (given the use of safe/effective drug delivery devices).
http://www.lycaeum.org/drugwar/hening.html
A hint;Google is your friend.