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Seabrez
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Posted: July 26, 2007 6:37 PM Post subject: Relative Addictiveness of Various Substances |
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From a link at www.whyquit.com written by John Hastings
http://whyquit.com/whyquit/A_RelativeAddictiveness.html
Is it any surprise that nicotine is at the top?...Nope!
Relative Addictiveness of
Various Substances
In Health, Nov/Dec 1990
To rank today's commonly used drugs by their addictiveness, we asked experts to consider two questions: How easy is it to get hooked on these substances and how hard is it to stop using them? Although a person's vulnerability to drug also depends on individual traits -- physiology, psychology, and social and economic pressures -- these rankings reflect only the addictive potential inherent in the drug. The numbers below are relative rankings, based on the experts' scores for each substance:
100 Nicotine
99 Ice, Glass (Methamphetamine smoked)
98 Crack
93 Crystal Meth (Methamphetamine injected)
85 Valium (Diazepam)
83 Quaalude (Methaqualone)
82 Seconal (Secobarbital)
81 Alcohol
80 Heroin
78 Crank (Amphetamine taken nasally)
72 Cocaine
68 Caffeine
57 PCP (Phencyclidine)
21 Marijuana
20 Ecstasy (MDMA)
18 Psilocybin Mushrooms
18 LSD
18 Mescaline
Research by John Hastings
Relative rankings are definite, numbers given are (+/-)1% |
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kevin Site Admin
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Posts: 9538 Location: cincinnati, oh
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Posted: August 1, 2007 12:17 AM Post subject: |
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i can vouch for the accuracy of more of those numbers than i'd care to admit. _________________
keep choosing life!
kevin
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