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Marijuana addiction rate vs. other drugs according to the National Institute of Drug Use.........

Posted by CrankYanker Jun 19 '09, 15:30

31% Tobacco
23% Heroin
17% Cocaine
15% Alcohol
11% Stimulants
9% Cannabis

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I've never had a cigarette in my life, and I still crave a smoke. That's addictive. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jun 19, 15:44 4
- What drives you? The Hollywood cigarette propaganda machine? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 19, 15:46 2
  - The smell, the taste. -- nm - Mop (235 lbs) Jun 19, 15:47 1
    - thats what gets me... the smell of a freshly lit cigarette is yummy - Guy Jun 19, 15:50
- Agreed. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 19, 15:44
What is meant by 'rate'? Number of people addicted? Or like, percentage of people who become addicted after trying it, or what? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 19, 15:34 4
- I think it's "percentage of people who become addicted after trying it". -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 19, 15:37
- If only CY provided links to the source. -- nm - mara Jun 19, 15:37 2
  - It was a chart on CNN and I gave you the source at the bottom. -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 19, 15:38 1
    - "dumbass" -- nm - con_carne Jun 19, 15:40
so basically you could use the numbers for cannabis and stimulants to normalize the others and filter out psychological addictions -- nm - Beryllium Jun 19, 15:34 1
- (Thus coming up with a number indicating neurochemical addictiveness) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 19, 15:35
Heroin over tobacco, really? and Cocaine as well? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 19, 15:31 11
- Not surprised cocaine is low on the list. I never enjoyed it that much. - Dr.Vermin Jun 19, 15:42 1
  - Yeah, I could see that causing an issue. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 19, 15:44
- It says tobacco over heroin and that doesn't surprise me. - Krusty Jun 19, 15:34 7
  - I've heard that (your IM) from someone who would know. - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 19, 15:50
  - I think she meant "it's better to use Heroin and Cocaine over Tobacco". -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 19, 15:36 5
    - That was my more subconscious thought :) -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 19, 15:45 1
      - It's not saying that. It's saying you're more likely to get hooked on tobacco. - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 19, 15:55
    - I didn't read it that way...oops. -- nm - Krusty Jun 19, 15:44
    - Can't beat a good chaser -- nm - con_carne Jun 19, 15:37
    - Speaking on behalf of the users, "Um, duh." :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 19, 15:37
- That surprised me too. -- nm - CrankYanker Jun 19, 15:32

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