On 03/08/2010 03:01 PM, Ross Sauer -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 RS> "Ed Hulett -> John Massey"  wrote in
 RS> news:20526$MATZDOBRE{at}JamNNTPd:

 EH>>>> No, it is addiction. When a person feels the need to get high,
 EH>> it is EH>> addiction.


 JM>>> If a person feels the need for a cup of coffee in the morning to
 EH>> "get JM> their eyes open" does that mean they are
addicted to
 EH>> coffee?

 EH>> Yes.

 RS> So is that cup of coffee a "gateway drug" to stronger
stimulants, like
 RS> meth?

No. That has nothing to do with the addictive quality of caffeine. When you
stop drinking coffee or any caffeinated substance, you have physical
withdrawl simptoms.

 RS> By your logic with pot, it is.

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