Caffeine Facts
73The Facts about Caffeine
- caffeine is the most widely used behaviorally active drug in the world
- The severity of withdrawal sysmptoms increase as the caffeine dose increases. (ie: the more you intate, the harder the crash is going to be when you stop.)
- Even a low daily dosage (100mg) can cause significant caffeine withdrawal sysmptoms.
- Slowly lowering your caffeine consumption can lessen the effects of caffeine withdrawal. Although a 100mg drop can start triggering the affects.
- Caffeine Addiction, the bodies dependence on caffeine, can start in as little as 3 days.
- The estimated daily average caffeine consumption of an adult consumer in the United States is 280 mg.
- In just the US, over 450,000,000 cups of coffee are consumed every day!
- Pure caffeine is a crystalline white powder.
- Caffeine can be found naturally in 60 different plants
- Contrary to popular belief, caffeine (or coffee) won't help someone sober up, or get rid of a hangover.
- 10 grams of caffeine is considered a lethal dose.
Additional Information
- My Hub on Caffeine Addiction
Information about caffeine addiction. - My Hub on Caffeine Withdrawal
Ah, caffeine withdrawal and all its wonderful headaches. - Caffeine Facts & Caffeine Myths
Additional Facts and Myths about Caffeine.
Reference
Caffeine Withdrawal: A Parametric Analysis of Caffeine Dosing Conditions by Suzette M. Evans and Roland R. Griffiths. Published In: THE JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS - Vol. 289, No. 1
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