Caffeine Facts

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The 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.


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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