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Subject: Re: A Coca Cola "thought experiment"
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Date: Tue, 3-Apr-84 13:36:03 EST
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>To emphasize the difference between *PHYSICALLY* and *PSYCHOLOGICALLY*
>addiction, marijuana, cocaine and some other mood-altering drugs are
>psychologically addictive.  That is, they do not induce chemical changes in
>the body.
Marijuana has not consistently been found to be EITHER physically OR
psychologically addictive.  (Research results indicate that the degree of
psychological addiction found is significantly affected by the source of
funding for the research and the identity of the researchers :-)

Psychological addiction is a real phenomenon, but it's much less
consistent than physical addiction.  A drug can by strongly psychologically
addictive to 10% (or 25% or 50%) of the population and not noticeably
affect the rest.
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