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