Addiction Comparison- What Is More Addictive?

Published July 10, 2010

Question by furball17: Addiction comparison- what is more addictive?
How does the addictive qualities of legal drugs, such as nicotine, caffeine, morphine and alcohol compare to marijuana?

I’m just focusing on the addictive properties, not the possible side effects.

Best answer:

Answer by Alex B. Ph.D.
Addiction is expressed in 2 ways, Physically and Physcologically. All the legal drugs you listed above have physically addictive properties. Morphine and alcohol withdrawls, when severe enough, can even cause death. On the other hand, marijuana has no known physically addictive properties. Physchologically, marijuana is addictive, but just as much so, and often less so, than the legal drugs listed above. Good question!

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