Addiction ... was milk case

[Rosemary Hyde]

Interesting distinction. In fact, physiological dependence is well
documented as a possible effect of many substances, including very common
ones such as caffeine and ephedrine. However, that situation may or may not
be accompanied by psychological addiction, which generally would indicate
that the person's life has changed in some way around the substance (or
activity or person or...). It seems that Wendy's client or acquaintance
feared addiction as a sequela to physiological dependence, and hence
"dropped it like a hot potato." I've encountered a fair number of people
who could be said to be addicted to their illnesses, and who have to be
willing to change their psychological profiles substantially in order to
experience durable healing. Some do it, some don't.

Rosemary

[Shannon Nelson]

Hi Rosemary,

How is "addiction" different from "physiological dependence"? (Aside from
dependence on truly needed substances, e.g. air, water?)

Shannon
on 12/24/02 11:37 AM, Rosemary Hyde at rosemaryhyde@mindspring.com wrote: