Addictions to modern substances include a tendency to addiction of a primary substance. Packaging , manufacturing and consumption of common addictive substances often incorporate other biologically active agents which compound the addiction, and complicate the resolution.
For example, cigarettes addiction is pervasive, while cigar and pipe addiction is almost unheard of. The reason for this likely depends on the 70+ biological agents introduced in the agriculture, and packaging of cigarettes. These factors are absent in the seldom-addicted tobacco forms cigar/pipe which use pure tobacco.
This example illustrates a commercial aspect of addictive chemistry, where adjuncts which enhance the addictive character of a substance benefit the commercial aspects of the substance by facilitating prolonged, if not lifelong usage.
The addiction enhancing attributes of the cofactors are metabolic reagents which support the addiction balance model by enhancing either the Manufacture, Retain, or Accumulate metabolic performance. As such, they assert a dual effect of enhancing the primary addiction, increasing susceptibility to other addictions.
This implies a multiple relational dependencies for smoking and drinking for example, or "drinkin' and druggin'".
There are some indications that these agents may inhibit certain disease progression because they also support secondary toxin-resistance to toxins not present in the addiction.
This is a possible explanation of the "get cancer after you quit smoking observation". Smoking cessation often removes agent(s) which prevented a vulnerable metabolism from developing cancer.
This pattern suggests that "cessation" of a long term addiction is best accompanied by supporting the total health so that restored immunological competence can properly protect the body from nasty surprise. |