No I was actually responding to another point. While I am not sure of the comparative addiction rates of cancer sticks vs heroin, the cessation rates are worse. As a one time attempt, you are more likely to quit heroin than cigarettes. Again that's a general consensus, see the latest annual report of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
larry On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 17:11:38 -0700, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > to clarify, though I am not sure Larry misunderstood me: Cigarettes > are said to be more addictive than heroin. > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:51:31 -0500, Larry C. Lyons > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As an fyi, there is no know LD-50 for for marijuana - LD-50 is an > > estimate of how much it would take of a substance to kill half of the > > sample. Typical estimates are in the area of 20,000:1 - in other words > > its almost physically impossible to ingest that much marijuana. > > > > larry > > > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:23:49 -0700, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > actually, cigarettes are supposed to be worse. Though you don't > > > usually overdose on them. More addictive, I guess. > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:36:18 -0600, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Tony wrote: > > > > > aside from heroine, ive never seen anything more addictive than > > > > > nicotine. > > > > > > > > I had a school friend who started his own HVAC business which boomed > > > > and he eventually got a contract with the Navy to do their ships. He > > > > moved from the midwest to San Diego to work the contract but > > > > unfortunately got involved with drugs; eventually heroin. About 2 > > > > years after he arrived in San Diego he died of a heroin overdose. > > > > > > > > It must be some powerful stuff. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138170 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
