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Old 10-23-2007, 12:39 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Oregon Elephant View Post
It doesn't have to introduce new receptors into the brain, it just needs to stimulate the release of chemicals that the brain does naturally, so the brain starts to think that it doesn't need to make it's own chemicals, so when you stop, your brain doesn't want to make the chemicals, it just wants you to take the drug.
Which is true for both drugs but since caffeine releases chemicals related to sleep its physical hold is far greater. The withdraw symptoms for cannabis (if there are any) are very mild.
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