No disrespect intended nmc, but if one thinks they still deal with *physical* cravings that long after, then I'd not be surprised at how prominent emotional/mental cravings would also be for that person.
This coming from someone who was a biochem major and who has strong leanings toward neurosci. It is my opinion that people use the term "phsyical cravings" (in situations when biologically physical cravings are no longer possible) when they mean "behavioral cravings" (i.e., something to do with hands, mouth, desire to use the cigarette 'high' feeling as escape, enjoyment, etc. etc.). And my point about the "magic" of chantix is that as someone who has smoked for 22 years and 'suffered' through numerous other quit attempts, never before has any other quit method afforded me the ease of making behavioral changes that chantix has.
I agree with you that the *potential* for re-addiction is life long, and need be recognized as such and dealt with as such, but not that the cravings are, or should be.
(All this is assuming, of course, that for the sake of discussion we are differentiating "emotional", "mental" from "physical" in the way that most people due in conversation, despite the fact they they also originate in the brain and so are therefore physical as well.) :)
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[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/6/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 50
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,120
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $250
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