Swedish woman allowed to seek treatment for ‘Coke’ addiction

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Swedish woman allowed to seek treatment for ‘Coke’ addiction

A Swedish court has ruled that a woman be allowed to seek treatment for her addiction to Coca Cola.

For years, the woman from Malmö in southern Sweden has struggled to control her urge to consume large quantities of the popular soft drink and other foods, writes the Sydsvenskan newspaper.

Her eating habits have given her a range of health problems, resulting in emergency hospitalization for diabetes and high blood pressure.

Deaf since childhood, the woman claims that her food addiction is a side-effect of her handicap. She’s been fighting with public authorities in Sweden to gain access to special treatment to help her with her condition.

While local health authorities as well as the Administrative Court (Länsrätten) agreed that the woman had serious health issues, both previously ruled that remedies available through standard healthcare were sufficient for treating the woman’s Coke addiction.

According to the Administrative Court of Appeal (Kammarrätten), however, the woman’s lifestyle is a threat to her health.

Therefore, it has ordered the woman be allowed to check in to a special addiction treatment clinic for the deaf, which it sees as perhaps the only way for the woman to drop her food addiction.

According to the court, there is no evidence that local health services can offer the woman the sort of special treatment she needs due to her handicap
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Swedish woman allowed to seek treatment for ‘Coke’ addiction - The Local

WTF?!?!

This woman claims that her addiction to Coca Cola is the side effect of her deafness (handicap)?!?! :crazy:
 
:laugh2: Pepsi now can claim a reason for her love of Pepsi!
 
I had a mad craving for coke too, yea, good stuff, but messy when trying to snort it with a straw thru the nose, later I learned it goes down better if you drink it!
 
I don't mean to laugh, but its so funny :rofl2:
 
Blah, way to play the Deaf card, Swedish woman. Thanks for making who knows how many people think deafness leads to Coke addiction now. <sigh>
 
IndieVisible said:
I had a mad craving for coke too, yea, good stuff, but messy when trying to snort it with a straw thru the nose, later I learned it goes down better if you drink it!
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:shock: And I thought Jack Daniels was the better dope! LOL
 
Um...okay. :wtf:

I'm guessing she also need to seek help for her mental problems as well.
 
IndieVisible said:
I had a mad craving for coke too, yea, good stuff, but messy when trying to snort it with a straw thru the nose, later I learned it goes down better if you drink it!
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You should try coke ice. Just freeze your coke for 30 minutes to "cook" it. :)
 
:rofl: :orly:??? :crazy: oh me.. :lol: If the lady is able to get treatment for her Coke addiction then I demand to go thru rehab for MY diet coke addiction. I'm such a junkie that once I shocked a pothead with the amount of the coke I like to drink.
 
deafskeptic said:
:rofl: :orly:??? :crazy: oh me.. :lol: If the lady is able to get treatment for her Coke addiction then I demand to go thru rehab for MY diet coke addiction. I'm such a junkie that once I shocked a pothead with the amount of the coke I like to drink.
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Haha! Yeah, I would need that for my Coca Cola addiction too! :P

When I read the article, I was like WTF?! It just sounded too absurd to claim that it was a side effect for her deafness.

But on the other hand, I commend the woman for searching for something to help her curb her addiction.
 
deafskeptic said:
:rofl: :orly:??? :crazy: oh me.. :lol: If the lady is able to get treatment for her Coke addiction then I demand to go thru rehab for MY diet coke addiction. I'm such a junkie that once I shocked a pothead with the amount of the coke I like to drink.
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Yeah, and maybe I should demand to go thru rehab for my Dr. Pepper addiction. I go through a 24 pack of Dr. Pepper a week.
 
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