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[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction: Chief Obstacles

2015-06-11 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

You made two posts today, and previously you last posted shortly before I came 
on this forum, and so are a new 'face' for me here. What prompted the return? 
It would seem looking at some older posts, you would tend to side with woo and 
post information from other sites and make some comments on it.  I find the 
list below to be a good way of categorising those obstacles mentioned. Note 
that the sage Nisargadatta was addicted to cigarettes. And because most humans 
that are presented to us as enlightened seem to have foibles of various kinds, 
could conquering all these human foibles really be unnecessary? It is certainly 
necessary to become aware of one's shortcomings but how much effect do they 
have in preventing enlightenment, seeing that just about everyone living today 
on the enlightenment circuit seems to have some of these obstacles. Isn't all 
that is necessary is to realise all these foibles are just an aspect of pure 
being? 

 How many of these have you become senior to, if any? I have probably been 
accused of all of these except martyrdom. My interests these days somehow do 
not focus on things like this, at least not very consciously. If one desires to 
be the entire universe (unity) is it really necessary to give up all these 
things? What do you think?
 
I see there is a photograph of you in the 1978 MIU Yearbook which I found 
on-line. You are a TM meditator, and whatnot. So what have you discovered about 
life since 2011 when you last posted here? Whay did you leave?

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Seven Chief Obstacles  

 Greed   Fear of missing out
 Arrogance Fear of not being enough
 Self-deprecationFear of being great (in my case, fear of showing 
off)
 MartyrdomFear of being too selfish
 Impatience   Fear of stagnation, or never 'arriving.'
 Self-destructionFear of being alive
 Stubbornness   Fear of losing control
 

 

 In this system, we choose (very early in life) one chief obstacle, and a 
secondary obstacle.
 

 There will be two items that you recognize in yourself more than the others.
 

 It's possible to have a 'well managed' chief obstacle.  Addictive behavior 
falls under 
 the domain of self-destruction.  There are many people who smoke cigarettes as 
a way of
 avoiding the more destructive behaviors such as hard drugs and gambling.  The 
other addiction
 that has destructive potential similar to nicotine is eating disorders, such 
as the ubiquitous carbohydrate
 addictions that we see everywhere.  Drinking a gallon of soda per week, or 
binging on sweets?  That can
 reduce lifespan as effectively as tar and nicotine, right?  So what's the 
point in giving up an addiction if it's only going to be replaced by something 
more destructive.  

It takes real devotion and perseverance to become senior to our chief and 
secondary obstacles.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-06-11 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Interesting list. The one labelled "self-deprecation" (fear of being great) 
intrigues me. When you consider what a miracle it is that each of us is alive 
in the first place; and when you add in the truly astonishing powers we each 
have (such as the ability of our nervous systems to create the booming, 
buzzing, colourful worlds we perceive) then the fact that so many do themselves 
down because they are not wealthy or successful or loved is an enormous waste 
of negative energy.  

 We're really gods but don't know or appreciate it. 

 
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Seven Chief Obstacles  

 Greed   Fear of missing out
 Arrogance Fear of not being enough
 Self-deprecationFear of being great (in my case, fear of showing 
off)
 MartyrdomFear of being too selfish
 Impatience   Fear of stagnation, or never 'arriving.'
 Self-destructionFear of being alive
 Stubbornness   Fear of losing control
 

 

 In this system, we choose (very early in life) one chief obstacle, and a 
secondary obstacle.
 

 There will be two items that you recognize in yourself more than the others.
 

 It's possible to have a 'well managed' chief obstacle.  Addictive behavior 
falls under 
 the domain of self-destruction.  There are many people who smoke cigarettes as 
a way of
 avoiding the more destructive behaviors such as hard drugs and gambling.  The 
other addiction
 that has destructive potential similar to nicotine is eating disorders, such 
as the ubiquitous carbohydrate
 addictions that we see everywhere.  Drinking a gallon of soda per week, or 
binging on sweets?  That can
 reduce lifespan as effectively as tar and nicotine, right?  So what's the 
point in giving up an addiction if it's only going to be replaced by something 
more destructive.  

It takes real devotion and perseverance to become senior to our chief and 
secondary obstacles.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction: Chief Obstacles

2015-06-11 Thread untilbey...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Seven Chief Obstacles  

 Greed   Fear of missing out
 Arrogance Fear of not being enough
 Self-deprecationFear of being great (in my case, fear of showing 
off)
 MartyrdomFear of being too selfish
 Impatience   Fear of stagnation, or never 'arriving.'
 Self-destructionFear of being alive
 Stubbornness   Fear of losing control
 

 

 In this system, we choose (very early in life) one chief obstacle, and a 
secondary obstacle.
 

 There will be two items that you recognize in yourself more than the others.
 

 It's possible to have a 'well managed' chief obstacle.  Addictive behavior 
falls under 
 the domain of self-destruction.  There are many people who smoke cigarettes as 
a way of
 avoiding the more destructive behaviors such as hard drugs and gambling.  The 
other addiction
 that has destructive potential similar to nicotine is eating disorders, such 
as the ubiquitous carbohydrate
 addictions that we see everywhere.  Drinking a gallon of soda per week, or 
binging on sweets?  That can
 reduce lifespan as effectively as tar and nicotine, right?  So what's the 
point in giving up an addiction if it's only going to be replaced by something 
more destructive.  

It takes real devotion and perseverance to become senior to our chief and 
secondary obstacles.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-06-10 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]

On 06/10/2015 05:48 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:

Re "Michelle said when they moved to the White House she needed to get
him to stop.":

Not a good idea to have someone suffering withdrawal symptoms when
they have a finger on the nuclear trigger. Here in the UK the
authorities are just now debating whether to ban smoking in mental
institutions. Stopping someone with a serious mental condition from
lighting up will only exacerbate their distress.

Not to mention that smoking often calms the patient which might be more
important for the moment. A lot of psychotropics are like taking a
sledgehammer to the problem. What they do is keep the patient subdued
and not really solve the illness.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

'cept veryone in the US knows he's a smoker. Michelle said when they
moved to the White House she needed to get him to stop.

On 06/10/2015 04:33 PM, s3raphita@...
[FairfieldLife] wrote:

Re my own post: I think my estimation of President Obama would rise
considerably if he were to appear at a Presidential press conference;
pull out a soft pack of Marlboro smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip
open a Zippo lighter; take a long pull on his cancer stick; slowly
breathe out with a look of blissful gratification on his face and
then address the press pack with an insouciant "Okay. Any
questions?":

*
*
*Ye gods! He's taken my advice! *
*"Can you tell us — is the President* — *does he have a pack of
cigarettes in his hand?” asked April Ryan, a White House
correspondent . . .*

nomfup/Instagram*
*

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
,
wrote :

Re "Cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy
spiritual discipline":

What about David Lynch?

Hell - what about Nisargadatta Maharaj ? If anyone was enlightened he
was - and he was a lifelong chain smoker! I think he gave up (on
doctor's orders) at the close of his time with us. But he took to
chewing tobacco instead!

I think my estimation of President Obama would rise considerably if
he were to appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out a soft
pack of Marlboro smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo
lighter; take a long pull on his cancer stick; slowly breathe out
with a look of blissful gratification on his face and then address
the press pack with an insouciant "Okay. Any questions?"

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
,
wrote :

Good example, I have always felt cigarette smoking
demonstrates a profound lack of healthy spiritual
discipline. I never hire people who are addicted to
nicotine/cigarettes. Their habit becomes a complete
waste of time in the work place as they constantly
search out time and places away for a quick smoke.
They become cancerous in the morale of the work place.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
,
wrote :

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has
been suggested before. If you think about it, anyone who
takes up smoking (like me) is saying that they need a
chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make
life more enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems
inevitable that a drug addict would have previously
sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've
wondered if many people who think they are dependent on
marijuana aren't actually hooked on the tobacco leaf
without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of
nicotine initiates physiological changes in the brain
that make users more responsive to other drugs. I'm
always a bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
,
wrote :

Really interesting research setting the
record straight on gateways..

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

Setting
The Record Straight On The Phrase 'Gateway
Drug'

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-06-10 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Re "Michelle said when they moved to the White House she needed to get him to
stop.":

Not a good idea to have someone suffering withdrawal symptoms when they have a
finger on the nuclear trigger. Here in the UK the authorities are just now
debating whether to ban smoking in mental institutions. Stopping someone with a
serious mental condition from lighting up will only exacerbate their distress.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

'cept veryone in the US knows he's a smoker. Michelle said when they moved to
the White House she needed to get him to stop.

On 06/10/2015 04:33 PM, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... [FairfieldLife]
wrote:

Re my own post: I think my estimation of President Obama would rise
considerably if he were to appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out
a soft pack of Marlboro smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo
lighter; take a long pull on his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with a look
of blissful gratification on his face and then address the press pack with an
insouciant "Okay. Any questions?":

Ye gods! He's taken my advice!
"Can you tell us — is the President — does he have a pack of cigarettes in his
hand?” asked April Ryan, a White House correspondent . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
mailto:s3raphita@... wrote :

Re "Cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy spiritual
discipline":

What about David Lynch?

Hell - what about Nisargadatta Maharaj ? If anyone was enlightened he was -
and he was a lifelong chain smoker! I think he gave up (on doctor's orders) at
the close of his time with us. But he took to chewing tobacco instead!

I think my estimation of President Obama would rise considerably if he were to
appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out a soft pack of Marlboro
smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo lighter; take a long pull on
his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with a look of blissful gratification on
his face and then address the press pack with an insouciant "Okay. Any
questions?"

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote :

Good example, I have always felt cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound
lack of healthy spiritual discipline. I never hire people who are addicted to
nicotine/cigarettes. Their habit becomes a complete waste of time in the work
place as they constantly search out time and places away for a quick smoke.
They become cancerous in the morale of the work place.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
mailto:s3raphita@... wrote :

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been suggested before.
If you think about it, anyone who takes up smoking (like me) is saying that
they need a chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make life more
enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable that a drug addict would
have previously sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if
many people who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually hooked on
the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of nicotine initiates
physiological changes in the brain that make users more responsive to other
drugs. I'm always a bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
mailto:dhamiltony2k5@... wrote :

Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways..
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drugSetting
The Record Straight On The Phrase 'Gateway Drug'

Setting The Record Straight On The Phrase 'Gateway Drug' Denise Kandel coined
the term, often associated with marijuana, in a research paper 40 years ago.
But her work suggested nicotine, not pot, was most likely to lead to the use of
harder drugs.

View on www.npr.org
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-06-10 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]

'cept veryone in the US knows he's a smoker. Michelle said when they
moved to the White House she needed to get him to stop.

On 06/10/2015 04:33 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:

Re my own post: I think my estimation of President Obama would rise
considerably if he were to appear at a Presidential press conference;
pull out a soft pack of Marlboro smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip
open a Zippo lighter; take a long pull on his cancer stick; slowly
breathe out with a look of blissful gratification on his face and then
address the press pack with an insouciant "Okay. Any questions?":

*
*
*Ye gods! He's taken my advice! *
*"Can you tell us — is the President* — *does he have a pack of
cigarettes in his hand?” asked April Ryan, a White House correspondent
. . .*

nomfup/Instagram*
*

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Re "Cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy
spiritual discipline":

What about David Lynch?

I think my estimation of President Obama would rise considerably if he
were to appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out a soft
pack of Marlboro smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo
lighter; take a long pull on his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with
a look of blissful gratification on his face and then address the
press pack with an insouciant "Okay. Any questions?"

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been
suggested before. If you think about it, anyone who takes
up smoking (like me) is saying that they need a chemical
input to help them cope with life - or to make life more
enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable
that a drug addict would have previously sampled nicotine.
(As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if many people
who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually
hooked on the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of
nicotine initiates physiological changes in the brain that
make users more responsive to other drugs. I'm always a
bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
wrote :

Really interesting research setting the record
straight on gateways..

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

Setting
The Record Straight On The Phrase 'Gateway
Drug'

Setting The Record Straight On The Phrase
'Gateway Drug'

Denise Kandel coined the term, often
associated with marijuana, in a research paper
40 years ago. But her work suggested nicotine,
not pot, was most likely to lead to the use of
harder drugs.

View on www.npr.org

Preview by Yahoo

*
*

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-06-10 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Re my own post: I think my estimation of President Obama would rise
considerably if he were to appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out
a soft pack of Marlboro smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo
lighter; take a long pull on his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with a look
of blissful gratification on his face and then address the press pack with an
insouciant "Okay. Any questions?":

Ye gods! He's taken my advice!
"Can you tell us — is the President — does he have a pack of cigarettes in his
hand?” asked April Ryan, a White House correspondent . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Re "Cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy spiritual
discipline":

What about David Lynch?

Hell - what about Nisargadatta Maharaj ? If anyone was enlightened he was -
and he was a lifelong chain smoker! I think he gave up (on doctor's orders) at
the close of his time with us. But he took to chewing tobacco instead!

I think my estimation of President Obama would rise considerably if he were to
appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out a soft pack of Marlboro
smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo lighter; take a long pull on
his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with a look of blissful gratification on
his face and then address the press pack with an insouciant "Okay. Any
questions?"

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Good example, I have always felt cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound
lack of healthy spiritual discipline. I never hire people who are addicted to
nicotine/cigarettes. Their habit becomes a complete waste of time in the work
place as they constantly search out time and places away for a quick smoke.
They become cancerous in the morale of the work place.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been suggested before.
If you think about it, anyone who takes up smoking (like me) is saying that
they need a chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make life more
enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable that a drug addict would
have previously sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if
many people who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually hooked on
the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of nicotine initiates
physiological changes in the brain that make users more responsive to other
drugs. I'm always a bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways..

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drugSetting
The Record Straight On The Phrase 'Gateway Drug'
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drug

Setting The Record Straight On The Phrase 'Gateway Drug'
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drug
Denise Kandel coined the term, often associated with marijuana, in a research
paper 40 years ago. But her work suggested nicotine, not pot, was most likely
to lead to the use of harder drugs.

View on www.npr.org
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drug
Preview by Yahoo

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-06-04 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

The potency of these new marijuana too evidently can rip open the subtle
psycho-spiritual systems of people and make their mental and spiritual
well-being vulnerable to all kinds of trouble in life. I'd say for good
spiritual reasons in life as well as good public health policy in civil life
there should zero societal tolerance for adults selling pot or tobacco products
to minors. It just should not happen.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

unequivocally restrict the access of youth to nicotine products.
..and these hybrid strains of marijuana too.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Yep, good science-based public policy going forward should unequivocally
restrict the access of youth to nicotine products.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

KANDEL: What we found is that when an animal was primed by nicotine and then
was exposed to cocaine, the effect of cocaine was amplified many times. RATH:
Dr. Kandel wants people to pay attention to their results. She says that given
how well nicotine primes the brain for addiction, she's concerned about reports
showing e-cigarette use among young people on the rise.

KANDEL: Because as we said, you know, nicotine is nicotine, whether it comes
from an e-cigarette or from a combustible cigarette, you end up with nicotine
in the brain.

-JaiGuruYou!

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Re "Cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy spiritual
discipline":

What about David Lynch?

Hell - what about Nisargadatta Maharaj ? If anyone was enlightened he was -
and he was a lifelong chain smoker! I think he gave up (on doctor's orders) at
the close of his time with us. But he took to chewing tobacco instead!

I think my estimation of President Obama would rise considerably if he were to
appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out a soft pack of Marlboro
smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo lighter; take a long pull on
his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with a look of blissful gratification on
his face and then address the press pack with an insouciant "Okay. Any
questions?"

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Good example, I have always felt cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound
lack of healthy spiritual discipline. I never hire people who are addicted to
nicotine/cigarettes. Their habit becomes a complete waste of time in the work
place as they constantly search out time and places away for a quick smoke.
They become cancerous in the morale of the work place.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been suggested before.
If you think about it, anyone who takes up smoking (like me) is saying that
they need a chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make life more
enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable that a drug addict would
have previously sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if
many people who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually hooked on
the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of nicotine initiates
physiological changes in the brain that make users more responsive to other
drugs. I'm always a bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways..

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

View on www.npr.org
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drug
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[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-06-04 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

unequivocally restrict the access of youth to nicotine products.
..and these hybrid strains of marijuana too.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Yep, good science-based public policy going forward should unequivocally
restrict the access of youth to nicotine products.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

KANDEL: Because as we said, you know, nicotine is nicotine, whether it comes
from an e-cigarette or from a combustible cigarette, you end up with nicotine
in the brain.

-JaiGuruYou!

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Re "Cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy spiritual
discipline":

What about David Lynch?

Hell - what about Nisargadatta Maharaj ? If anyone was enlightened he was -
and he was a lifelong chain smoker! I think he gave up (on doctor's orders) at
the close of his time with us. But he took to chewing tobacco instead!

I think my estimation of President Obama would rise considerably if he were to
appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out a soft pack of Marlboro
smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo lighter; take a long pull on
his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with a look of blissful gratification on
his face and then address the press pack with an insouciant "Okay. Any
questions?"

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Good example, I have always felt cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound
lack of healthy spiritual discipline. I never hire people who are addicted to
nicotine/cigarettes. Their habit becomes a complete waste of time in the work
place as they constantly search out time and places away for a quick smoke.
They become cancerous in the morale of the work place.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been suggested before.
If you think about it, anyone who takes up smoking (like me) is saying that
they need a chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make life more
enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable that a drug addict would
have previously sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if
many people who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually hooked on
the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of nicotine initiates
physiological changes in the brain that make users more responsive to other
drugs. I'm always a bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways..

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

View on www.npr.org
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drug
Preview by Yahoo

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-06-04 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Yep, good science-based public policy going forward should unequivocally
restrict the access of youth to nicotine products.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

KANDEL: Because as we said, you know, nicotine is nicotine, whether it comes
from an e-cigarette or from a combustible cigarette, you end up with nicotine
in the brain.

-JaiGuruYou!

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Re "Cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy spiritual
discipline":

What about David Lynch?

Hell - what about Nisargadatta Maharaj ? If anyone was enlightened he was -
and he was a lifelong chain smoker! I think he gave up (on doctor's orders) at
the close of his time with us. But he took to chewing tobacco instead!

I think my estimation of President Obama would rise considerably if he were to
appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out a soft pack of Marlboro
smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo lighter; take a long pull on
his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with a look of blissful gratification on
his face and then address the press pack with an insouciant "Okay. Any
questions?"

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Good example, I have always felt cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound
lack of healthy spiritual discipline. I never hire people who are addicted to
nicotine/cigarettes. Their habit becomes a complete waste of time in the work
place as they constantly search out time and places away for a quick smoke.
They become cancerous in the morale of the work place.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been suggested before.
If you think about it, anyone who takes up smoking (like me) is saying that
they need a chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make life more
enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable that a drug addict would
have previously sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if
many people who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually hooked on
the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of nicotine initiates
physiological changes in the brain that make users more responsive to other
drugs. I'm always a bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways..

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

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[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-05-16 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

KANDEL: Because as we said, you know, nicotine is nicotine, whether it comes
from an e-cigarette or from a combustible cigarette, you end up with nicotine
in the brain.

-JaiGuruYou!

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Re "Cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy spiritual
discipline":

What about David Lynch?

Hell - what about Nisargadatta Maharaj ? If anyone was enlightened he was -
and he was a lifelong chain smoker! I think he gave up (on doctor's orders) at
the close of his time with us. But he took to chewing tobacco instead!

I think my estimation of President Obama would rise considerably if he were to
appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out a soft pack of Marlboro
smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo lighter; take a long pull on
his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with a look of blissful gratification on
his face and then address the press pack with an insouciant "Okay. Any
questions?"

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Good example, I have always felt cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound
lack of healthy spiritual discipline. I never hire people who are addicted to
nicotine/cigarettes. Their habit becomes a complete waste of time in the work
place as they constantly search out time and places away for a quick smoke.
They become cancerous in the morale of the work place.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been suggested before.
If you think about it, anyone who takes up smoking (like me) is saying that
they need a chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make life more
enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable that a drug addict would
have previously sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if
many people who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually hooked on
the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of nicotine initiates
physiological changes in the brain that make users more responsive to other
drugs. I'm always a bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways..

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

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http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drug
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[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-05-16 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Re "Cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy spiritual
discipline":

What about David Lynch?

Hell - what about Nisargadatta Maharaj ? If anyone was enlightened he was -
and he was a lifelong chain smoker! I think he gave up (on doctor's orders) at
the close of his time with us. But he took to chewing tobacco instead!

I think my estimation of President Obama would rise considerably if he were to
appear at a Presidential press conference; pull out a soft pack of Marlboro
smokes; shake out a cigarette; flip open a Zippo lighter; take a long pull on
his cancer stick; slowly breathe out with a look of blissful gratification on
his face and then address the press pack with an insouciant "Okay. Any
questions?"

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Good example, I have always felt cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound
lack of healthy spiritual discipline. I never hire people who are addicted to
nicotine/cigarettes. Their habit becomes a complete waste of time in the work
place as they constantly search out time and places away for a quick smoke.
They become cancerous in the morale of the work place.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been suggested before.
If you think about it, anyone who takes up smoking (like me) is saying that
they need a chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make life more
enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable that a drug addict would
have previously sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if
many people who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually hooked on
the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of nicotine initiates
physiological changes in the brain that make users more responsive to other
drugs. I'm always a bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways..

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

View on www.npr.org
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drug
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[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-05-16 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Re "Cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack of healthy spiritual
discipline":

What about David Lynch?

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Good example, I have always felt cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound
lack of healthy spiritual discipline. I never hire people who are addicted to
nicotine/cigarettes. Their habit becomes a complete waste of time in the work
place as they constantly search out time and places away for a quick smoke.
They become cancerous in the morale of the work place.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been suggested before.
If you think about it, anyone who takes up smoking (like me) is saying that
they need a chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make life more
enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable that a drug addict would
have previously sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if
many people who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually hooked on
the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of nicotine initiates
physiological changes in the brain that make users more responsive to other
drugs. I'm always a bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways..

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

View on www.npr.org
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drug
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[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-05-16 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Good example, I have always felt cigarette smoking demonstrates a profound lack
of healthy spiritual discipline. I never hire people who are addicted to
nicotine/cigarettes. Their habit becomes a complete waste of time in the work
place as they constantly search out time and places away for a quick smoke.
They become cancerous in the morale of the work place.

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been suggested before.
If you think about it, anyone who takes up smoking (like me) is saying that
they need a chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make life more
enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable that a drug addict would
have previously sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if
many people who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually hooked on
the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of nicotine initiates
physiological changes in the brain that make users more responsive to other
drugs. I'm always a bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways..

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

View on www.npr.org
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drug
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[FairfieldLife] Re: The Gateway Drug to Addiction:

2015-05-15 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

Yes, the idea that nicotine is *the* gateway drug has been suggested before. If
you think about it, anyone who takes up smoking (like me) is saying that they
need a chemical input to help them cope with life - or to make life more
enjoyable. As cigarettes are legal it seems inevitable that a drug addict would
have previously sampled nicotine. (As tobacco is so addictive, I've wondered if
many people who think they are dependent on marijuana aren't actually hooked on
the tobacco leaf without being aware of it!)

There's also evidence (as your link suggests) that use of nicotine initiates
physiological changes in the brain that make users more responsive to other
drugs. I'm always a bit dubious about those claims . . .

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Really interesting research setting the record straight on gateways..

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-

View on www.npr.org
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400658693/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-phrase-gateway-drug
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