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- From: carlp@frigg.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Canadian proof (not) that taxation lowers cigarette consumption
- Message-ID: <carlp.726851913@frigg>
- Date: 12 Jan 93 15:18:33 GMT
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- simnet@plato.ds.boeing.com (Mark R Poulson) writes:
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- >illegal things to get the smokes they need. Nicotine is no different than
- >pot or cocaine or alcohol or gambling, .... it gives SOME people a fix they
- >just can't live without.
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- I must disagree with this sentence. Gambling and marijuana produce no
- physiological dependence or physiological withdrawal symptoms.
- There's dispute over whether cocaine does. Nicotine and alcohol
- definitely produce physical addiction and withdrawal.
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- Carl Paukstis, RRR&RSG |"The good news is that Clinton will have to
- Olivetti North America/Spokane,WA | work hard to do worse than Bush in terms
- Phone: +1 509 927-5439 | of economic policy. The bad news is that
- Mail: carlp@mail.spk.olivetti.com | he will probably manage to do so"-Ed Ipser
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