From: utzoo!hcr!tugs
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: Quick, Watson, the needle!
Article-I.D.: hcr.154
Posted: Wed Jul  7 12:21:25 1982
Received: Wed Jul  7 12:37:43 1982
References: populi.201

I very much enjoyed your article, but there are three points I tink deserve
some comment:
1) You seem to take the viewpoint that the use of the word "addiction"
   implies physical addiction exclusively. The idea of psychological
   addiction is a common and well-accepted one - psychological addiction
   to cocaine is a topic receiving much talk lately.
2) You said that the problems associated with heroin addiction result
   from the lifestyle needed to support it. Some do - but you can find
   medical texts full of information about the physical and psychological
   problems arising FROM THE USE OF THE DRUG. Lifestyle is not the only
   problem.
3) I agree that alcohol and tobacco are probably responsible for more
   problems than any other recreational drugs.  But I wonder how much
   of that  is due to the fact that they are the most socially accepted
   drugs in our culture.  Next to SOS, of course...
	Steve Hull