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To: Neocon who wrote (253653)	5/8/2002 2:19:51 PM
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Table 4.3. Ranking of nicotine in relation to other drugs in terms of addiction factors of concern (from Ref 42). Dependence among users nicotine>heroin>cocaine>alcohol>caffeine Difficulty achieving abstinence (alcohol=cocaine=heroin=nicotine)>caffeine Tolerance (alcohol=heroin=nicotine)>cocaine>caffeine Physical withdrawal severity alcohol>heroin>nicotine>cocaine>caffeine Societal impact serious effects due to secondary deaths (nicotine), accidents (alcohol) or crime (heroin, cocaine); no substantial impact for caffeine Deaths nicotine>alcohol>(cocaine=heroin)>caffeine Importance in user’s daily life (alcohol=cocaine=heroin=nicotine)>caffeine Intoxication alcohol>(cocaine=heroin)>caffeine>nicotine Animal self-administration cocaine>heroin>(alcohol=nicotine)>caffeine Liking by non-drug abusers cocaine>(alcohol=caffeine=heroin=nicotine) Prevalence caffeine>nicotine>alcohol>(cocaine=heroin) rcplondon.ac.uk * * *