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On 01/08/2010 2:52 AM, Darren New wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>> You are speaking to the wrong person, here. "Habituating" is not a
>> word in British English we use dependency (if I follow you correctly).
>
> I believe that's correct.
>
>> I’m also a bit wary of the term “good drugs” I know that it is popular
>> to say things like good and bad bacteria but it is a bit misleading.
>
> I mean "good" as in "you like it so much you want more." I don't say
> that fat people have a dependency on Big Macs. I'm trying to figure out
> what the difference between (say) pot and something people get a
> dependency on, given that lots and lots of people here are in jail
> because they can't keep themselves from smoking pot in places they'll
> get caught. So why isn't that a dependency?
>
Yes, I would call that a dependency. As for Big Macs I would say that
some people have a dependency on them too.
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Best Regards,
Stephen
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