Sylvia wrote:

> > Someone else mentioned coffee, which I am also "addicted" to.
>
> Last I heard, the scientific evidence was pretty clear that there exists
> an addictive personality type -- you either have it or you don't. If
> you have it, anything can become an addiction: alcohol, tobacco, drugs,
> gambling, sex, etc. If you don't have it, it's harder (but obviously
> not impossible) for the addiction to take hold.
>
> --
> Sylvia Steiger RN, homeschooling mom since Nov 1995
> http://www.SteigerFamily.com
> Cheyenne WY, USDA zone 5a, Sunset zone 1a
> Home of the Wyoming Wind Festival, January 1-December 31
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I can't deny that. But, I can't help but recall a coffee shortage in America
some decades ago, too, and how so many otherwise respectable business people
were experiencing "withdrawals" because of the coffee shortage. I don't
think it can all be put down to addictive personalities.

Gary




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