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To: Lazamataz

Just curious, since I also just read a book on addiction, if you also noticed a strong pull toward caffeine and/or sugar in the same folks?


8 posted on 02/24/2011 1:58:38 PM PST by esquirette ("Our hearts are restless until they find rest in Thee." ~ Augustine)
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To: esquirette
Just curious, since I also just read a book on addiction, if you also noticed a strong pull toward caffeine and/or sugar in the same folks?

Yes. In the case of sugar, alcoholics get metabolic sugars from alcohol, so when they eliminate alcohol, they crave sugars. Caffiene and cocaine have superficially-similar structures molecularly, so you also see an affinity towards caffiene among inactive cocaine addicts.

So yes.

12 posted on 02/24/2011 5:36:33 PM PST by Lazamataz (Scott Walker: Please FIRE.... then APPOINT... then VOTE.)
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