Caffeine: drug of choice for many
August 28, 2007 – 10:26 am
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post about alcohol and energy drinks, I wanted to point out that the amount of caffeine in energy drinks is no more potent than our good old friend mr. espresso.
via CNN: Energy drinks’ caffeine in line with coffee
Outside of the sugar, which I usually try for sugar free if available a la Diet Rockstar, I consume a lot more coffee than I do energy drinks.
But don’t kid yourself, caffeine is a drug. Sure, its a legal stimulant that has the effect of “temporarily warding off drowsiness and restoring alertness”, but a drug none the less. And, “90% of adults consume caffeine daily” (in North America), so its probably the most common drug.
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One Response to “Caffeine: drug of choice for many”
I recently gave up caffeine because it gave me such bad heartburn. Now I feel like the big caffeine-free weirdo in social situations. Herbal tea at coffee morning get-togethers is kind of nerdy.
It’s amazing how well I’m surviving without it. When you’re hooked, you think you *need* caffeine to get through the day/morning/etc., but that’s really not the case. Once the detox headaches wear off, it turns out you can make it through life just fine on water.
By Average Jane on Aug 28, 2007