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Mood Altering Drugs: Cocaine, Alcohol, Nicotine and… Sugar

Catasys Health - Monday, November 29, 2010

Connecticut Post (http://www.ctpost.com)
A smoker for many years, my friend Ron found himself a bit cranky while going "cold turkey" and listening to a smoking cessation tape. As soothing male and female voices alternately directed the listener through what was supposed to be a positive guided visualization, I caught him grumbling back to the presenters, "Yeah, yeah that's easy for you to say. You're probably both sitting there smoking!"
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