When you consider the sheer number of non-habit-forming, healthy options for taking the edge off, its hard to justify picking up a cigarette or cigar
Taking too much, even low doses of Naltrexone, can increase side effects
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The morning coffee trigger still fires even weeks after quitting The stress response still reaches for the familiar motion because that is what the brain learned The post-meal automatic reach still happens because it was reinforced thousands of times The driving habit still fires every commute, every red light, every long stretch of road A smoke-free alternative that only removes nicotine leaves all of these triggers firing with nothing to answer them
Notes from the field: cardiac dysrhythmias after loperamide abuse New York, 20082016
