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Here's a little food for thought on the subject:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...e-7-hardest-addictions-quit-love-is-the-worst
That article rates food and love addiction as being harder to quit than cigarettes, which is over heroin, which is over alcohol, which is over cocaine. Heroin can be easier to quit than some people think, and the article talks about how any recounting of that is shouted down. Cocaine is apparently much easier than some of the others. Sugar has been compared to cocaine in terms of addiction, and does have some withdrawal symptoms (though not the same) when it comes to quitting. Caffeine is a physical addiction that most of us manage day-to-day knowing that we're addicted. For example I know that if I quit caffiene right now cold turkey that I'd go through a withdrawal period, and I'd probably want to take drugs to cut the withdrawal effects.
Adam Carolla explained at some point that he maintains a casual relationship with cigarettes, smoking and handful in a month, maybe one a week. And many many people have quit smoking successfully without medical assistance.
The Grand Tour cast obviously has some level of alcohol addiction, and they seem to be aware of it and at least attempt to manage it. I personally know a number of people who have broken a serious alcohol addiction.
I also have at least one relative that had an eating disorder (which can be thought of as an addiction of sorts). She'd describe almost blackout eating binges, where she couldn't remember what she had eaten afterward. She eventually beat it and dropped 100 lbs, currently maintaining almost 120lbs day to day (and has been for years).
So the question is this, how out of control do you think we are when it comes to addiction? Bring your stories of addiction that has ruined lives, and bring medical opinions on how the body physically gets altered by drugs to crave it. I'd like to explore all aspects of addiction of any sort (psychologically and physiologically) in this thread.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/...e-7-hardest-addictions-quit-love-is-the-worst
That article rates food and love addiction as being harder to quit than cigarettes, which is over heroin, which is over alcohol, which is over cocaine. Heroin can be easier to quit than some people think, and the article talks about how any recounting of that is shouted down. Cocaine is apparently much easier than some of the others. Sugar has been compared to cocaine in terms of addiction, and does have some withdrawal symptoms (though not the same) when it comes to quitting. Caffeine is a physical addiction that most of us manage day-to-day knowing that we're addicted. For example I know that if I quit caffiene right now cold turkey that I'd go through a withdrawal period, and I'd probably want to take drugs to cut the withdrawal effects.
Adam Carolla explained at some point that he maintains a casual relationship with cigarettes, smoking and handful in a month, maybe one a week. And many many people have quit smoking successfully without medical assistance.
The Grand Tour cast obviously has some level of alcohol addiction, and they seem to be aware of it and at least attempt to manage it. I personally know a number of people who have broken a serious alcohol addiction.
I also have at least one relative that had an eating disorder (which can be thought of as an addiction of sorts). She'd describe almost blackout eating binges, where she couldn't remember what she had eaten afterward. She eventually beat it and dropped 100 lbs, currently maintaining almost 120lbs day to day (and has been for years).
So the question is this, how out of control do you think we are when it comes to addiction? Bring your stories of addiction that has ruined lives, and bring medical opinions on how the body physically gets altered by drugs to crave it. I'd like to explore all aspects of addiction of any sort (psychologically and physiologically) in this thread.