Can carrots be addictive? An extraordinary form of drug dependence

[Lokzo]

The paper describes three cases of dependence on carotenoids with typical symptoms of irritability and nervousness accompanying their abstinence, with a long-term dependence, and an inability to simply discontinue. Three patients (a man and two women) all being smokers, evaluated this dependence as very similar to that on tobacco. The limitation of Junker use had the same effect in both cases. The women evaluate the dependence as stronger than that on cigarettes, the man as somewhat weaker. The former patient–a woman–even relapsed, and recently found herself in danger of further relapse. This, however, she nipped in the bud. Laboratory enzyme examinations revealed a disorder in the enzymatic outfit affecting the auto-immunity and the neurovegetative system.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1992.tb02007.x

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[Mr Joe]

The paper describes three cases of dependence on carotenoids with typical symptoms of irritability and nervousness accompanying their abstinence, with a long-term dependence, and an inability to simply discontinue. Three patients (a man and two women) all being smokers, evaluated this dependence as very similar to that on tobacco. The limitation of Junker use had the same effect in both cases. The women evaluate the dependence as stronger than that on cigarettes, the man as somewhat weaker. The former patient–a woman–even relapsed, and recently found herself in danger of further relapse. This, however, she nipped in the bud. Laboratory enzyme examinations revealed a disorder in the enzymatic outfit affecting the auto-immunity and the neurovegetative system.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1992.tb02007.x

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"Three patients (a man and two women) all being smokers". 3 random people (not enough to conclude anything) are smokers (so probably low metabolism). " disorder... neurovegetative system" goes with smoke (addiction). Maybe eating carrots would make them feel better because of cleaning endotoxin and bacteria and stopping it would make this "come back" considering their physical states. Someone that has low metabolism and low dopamin can become addicted to many things (especially those that helps with dopamin).

 

[LadyRae]

Smokers have higher metabolisms

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17502358/&ved=2ahUKEwjtn-2wp9v8AhWbHDQIHeDoCacQFnoECBoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0E6vSwcD6P4kt_z4epKMup