On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:23:08 -0700, sf <.> wrote:

>On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:04:22 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:
>
>>
>>well, there sure as hell are withdrawal symptoms with alcohol, and
>>less so for nicotine. i think that's the medical definition for
>>addiction.
>
>The two substances are often linked.
>http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/nicotine/l/aa000222a.htm
>www.iuphar.org/pdf/hum_285.pdf
>
>Canada has it printed on the package: "Warning - Cigarettes are highly
>addictive. Studies have shown that tobacco can be harder to quit than
>heroin or cocaine."

at least cigarettes are cheaper - for the time being.

your pal,
blake