# Why are wintergreen lifesavers so addicting?????

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wintergreen-lifesavers-so-addicting/343586>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 8, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wintergreen-lifesavers-so-addicting/343586 "2006-02-08T20:17:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jules2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jules2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules2)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wintergreen-lifesavers-so-addicting/343586/1 "2006-02-08T20:17:52Z")

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🙂 Can anyone tell me? I am so hooked. I love them…cant live without them…it is a dangerous addiction…help… :eek:

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wintergreen-lifesavers-so-addicting/343586/2 "2006-02-08T20:21:48Z")

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They have that special “fire” inside:

[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_129.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_129.html)

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**Author:** ![she\_sells\_sea\_snails](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@she\_sells\_sea\_snails](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/she_sells_sea_snails)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wintergreen-lifesavers-so-addicting/343586/3 "2006-02-08T20:27:02Z")

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The key ingedients are catnip and cocaine.

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wintergreen-lifesavers-so-addicting/343586/4 "2006-02-08T21:01:05Z")

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Don’t listen to him. They’re made with crystallized _ **Stuff** _. Keep eating.

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**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wintergreen-lifesavers-so-addicting/343586/5 "2006-02-09T03:28:50Z")

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> [@Jules2](#):
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> 🙂 Can anyone tell me?

Psst! It’s the **sugar**!

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wintergreen-lifesavers-so-addicting/343586/6 "2006-02-09T03:47:32Z")

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Since you decided to open the same thread in two different places, I’ll close this one.

**samclem** GQ moderator