Study: Sugar just as addictive as cocaine and heroin

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Study Shows Sugar Is Just As Addictive As Cocaine, Heroin
dbtechno.com
12.15.08


Boston (dbTechno) - Researchers have come out and stated that sugar is just as addictive as dangerous drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

The study was carried out by researchers at Princeton University on a lab rats to see how addictive sugar could be.

They were led by psychology professor Bart Hoebel as they tested the sugar on the rats.

What they found was that sugar had many addictive traits, similar to those seen with cocaine and heroin.

They have revealed from the study that sugar has the same type of impact on the brain as these other drugs.

Even if people understand the negative impact sugar can have on their body, the addiction does not allow them to resist it.

These urges are being seen now as a full-blown addiction, as it is a craving people develop further when they try to stay away from sugar longer.

What researchers also discovered was that when people are taken away from sugar after becoming addicted, they also experience withdrawal symptoms.

They can go into depression, have anxiety attacks, etc.

The study will be presented at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology’s annual meeting in Arizona.

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[BaybeX]

It's too bad I can't substitute a cookie for oxycodone when I'm withdrawing.
Hehe.

 

[Ungoliath]

Yeah, I hate articles like this "Sugars just as addictive as heroin" "Cigarettes are just as addictive as heroin"

Whens the last time anyone here was puking non stop, shitting there asshole off, feeling like there soul was set on fire, shaking and sweating ice because they didnt have a snickers and a smoke

 

[n3ophy7e]

^^ Very VERY good call Ungoliath!

But nonetheless it was an interesting article...to me anyway

 

[Enlitx]

Yeah, I hate articles like this "Sugars just as addictive as heroin" "Cigarettes are just as addictive as heroin"

Whens the last time anyone here was puking non stop, shitting there asshole off, feeling like there soul was set on fire, shaking and sweating ice because they didnt have a snickers and a smoke

I think you will find that most people don't become addicted to stave off withdrawls. During my OC addiction, I didn't want to go through withrdrawls, but that was never my primary concern, I knew I could handle the withdrawls. What I feared the most, and what I didn't know if I could handle, was never being able to feel that sweet high again.

This study is reviewing the more important aspect, psychological addiction.

 

[zekethemusicman]

Is addiction measured by the severity of withdrawals? Im not positive it is, correct me if im wrong tho. I assume addiction is a condition in which a chemical response to a stimuli (drugs, adrenalin, food, sex, gambling, etc) which carries a great desire to repeat the feeling/experience, precipitating cravings and withdrawal (no matter the severity) when the habituated feeling/experience cycle is broken.

I dunno tho, I always suspected sugar had properties, its just that nearly everyone was addicted to it, and they have not fucking clue

 

[phr]

Is addiction measured by the severity of withdrawals?

It's not. Wd's are usually just an impetus to continue the cycle.

I think you will find that most people don't become addicted to stave off withdrawls.

Agreed. Addiction may set in before wd symptoms pop up, and you could be addicted to various things that do not produce physical dependence and therefore withdrawal symptoms. As mentioned, wd's typically just continue the cycle.