Hard Drugs

[the_underworks]

Just a question to the general.

Is it possible to be addicted to caffeine?

 

[Twisted Maggot]

Yeah, I definitely think it's possible, seeing as I have to have 3-5 cups of coffee a day, at least one can of soda a day, and anything else that's caffinated. xd  

[the_underworks]

I guess its like those energy drinks... they taste awful yet i still drink them.  

[Twisted Maggot]

Yeah, pretty much. xd But I've been drinking coffee for so long that, it actually tastes good most of the time, when I hated it a few years back... Well, that would explain the headaches when I don't have my morning cup...  

[the_underworks]

I don't get the headache thing. I have gone days without coffee and the only time i get headaches is when I'm hung over and i don't have my cup of coffee XD.


Maybe in that case even if I had coffee I'd still have a headache.  

[Twisted Maggot]

Hahaha. Well, I guess my head's just weird then.  

[the_underworks]

Not at all, I have heard the same thing of many people when they don't get their coffee.  

[GilAskan]

Unarguably yes. Caffeine is a psychoactive stimulant, just like nicotine (as found in cigarettes), cocaine, and amphetamines. The human body can become physically and psychologically addicted to caffeine, and you will go through caffeine withdrawal if you're a heavy consumer and then cut it from your diet.

Most people who claim they're "addicted to caffeine" are not. If you're drinking 2+ energy drinks, 3+ cups of coffee, or 4+ cans of soda daily, you're probably an addict.  

[the_underworks]

Damn... I'm a filthy caffeine addict.  

[Miss Hepburn]

im addictated to pain .... yay  

[the_underworks]

*flicks you on the ear*

 

[Henneth Annun]

Gil got here before I could, he pretty much summed it all up.

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My father used to work with someone who drank coffee all the time, that was practically the only thing he ever drank...he was always really jittery and jumpy...poor guy.  

[-Resurrected Writer-]

And here I was expecting a discussion on heroin. William S. Burroughs is disappointed.

Anyway, yes. It's even more possible when using caffeine pills.
EDIT: Hell, there's even caffeinated soap.  

[Twisted Maggot]

Oh my God, how does this work?! I had four cups of coffee and three sodas (I think I had 3... I don't remember ^_^) and I'm not hyper or jittery at all... I'm actually tired. And it's only 4:50 PM here right now...  

[GilAskan]

Isis11213

Oh my God, how does this work?! I had four cups of coffee and three sodas (I think I had 3... I don't remember ^_^) and I'm not hyper or jittery at all... I'm actually tired. And it's only 4:50 PM here right now...

Like most psychoactive drugs, your body builds a tolerance to it. To get the same effect (high energy), you would have to increase your dosage. If you keep drinking the same amount of caffeine, you'll probably stay tired around the same time every day because your body will grow accustom to the amount you take in. Fair warning- if you cut out ALL caffeine from your diet for two days straight, you'd likely be angry, tired, shaky, and unable to concentrate, all due to the withdrawal.