On Feb 20, 1:54=A0am, David Friedman <d...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In article <81bnr3pgurb4s4p01knhgldc8n0ufhe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> =A0mike weber <fair****t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > A single cigarette can cause addiction, says study
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> > PARIS (AFP) - Smoking just one cigarette can cause tobacco addiction
> > in some people, according to a New Zealand study published on
> > Wednesday.
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> > Medical researchers asked 96,000 youngsters aged 14-15 to fill in
> > questionnaires about whether they smoked and whether they felt the
> > need to continue smoking.
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> > Those who smoked frequently replied, as expected, that they felt the
> > urge to continue smoking.
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> > But what surprised the investigators was the number of infrequent
> > smokers who also re****ted a craving
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> > (more)
> >http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hZ0brn5mtYzZ48MW51Lnk3UkJTwA
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> Note the difference between the headline and the study. The actual
> evidence was not about addiction but about teenagers who, in responding
> to a questionnaire, said that they found it hard to repress an urge to
> smoke. Among those who said that, "10 percent had the impulse within two
> days of smoking their first cigarette." And the actual conclusion was:
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> "these data suggest that smoking one cigarette in total can prompt a
> loss of autonomy,"
Wouldn't an alternative explanation be 'That cigarette was a pleasant
experience - I'd like to do it again'. Without seeing the questions,
its
hard to tell if people were checking 'craving' because there was no
option for 'I liked it.'
Liking something is not necessarily addiction.
Peter Trei
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