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Old 01-13-2002, 07:38 PM   #38
gmarceau
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Montréal, Qc, Canada
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Quote:
Originally posted by sycamore

It might be possible if a carefully controlled study were performed. I am not sure if there are any physiological measures (e.g. changes in brain activity) that could determine the severity of a craving.
I ran into such study before. The methodology is quite simple : ask your pool if they are trying to stop any drug. Then, rig them up every month and ask them if it worked. The results were eye openner.

Drugs, from most addictive to less :
  • Nocotine
  • Heroine
  • Alchool
  • Crack
  • ...
  • Cafeine
  • Marijuana
  • Chocolate

They also included medical studies on the side effect of trying to quit : from worse to mild :
  • Alchool (it can kill you)
  • Heroine
  • Nicotine
  • Crack
  • ...
  • Cafeine, Merijuana
  • Chocolate

Now I wish I had kept the link
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