Is caffeine basically legal 'drug'?

[Apulu_backagain]

One can get addicted to it easily, to the point that it physically hurts to not consume it. Overdose can be lethal.

I started with coffee in 10th grade and later began consuming caffeine mints and pills in 12th grade to be able to study with complete awareness even after a long day at school. I stopped but I felt like shit for a while. Then after few weeks I wanted to try it again so I ate 2 tablespoons of coffee powder and my chest area (possibly due to heart) felt weird and my head throbbed badly. Never touched any caffeine source after that.

[Massageman]

Caffeine is "addictive" in the sense that your body gets used to a certain amount of it. If it suddenly doesn't get some, it WILL go into "withdrawal". Weaning off of it gradually would be the better way to go. I drink tea which is about 10-20 mg per cup, and I have a couple cups a day. As far as being a "legal 'drug' " ? Caffeine is one of many chemicals that has an effect on the body. Is that the definition of a "drug"? Something that has an effect on the body? Water has an effect on the body. Is water a drug? Inhale too much of that (water) and you can kill yourself (drown), just like caffeine or nicotine. But water isn't a "drug". Something to think about - - - - -

[Apulu_backagain]

Okayyyy I like this analogy.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

"so I ate 2 tablespoons of coffee powder"

Journal entry says: One more silly and embarrassing moment.

lol

I heard that going beyond 6 coffees is not a good idea. I drink 2 per day, they are pretty light, nothing like an expresso. There's only moment in my life where I felt something not nice with coffee, it was a moment where I was already highly stressed/anxious.

It's cool that you got out of stimulants, because you taking caffeine pills didn't look like a good idea at all. And then there's a gateway issue, potentially, once you get hooked on stimulants, there are other ones, stronger and much nastier.

[Apulu_backagain]

Yeah, the recommended intake is like 150 mg for adults and 100 mg for teenagers. I went as far as 200 mg once.

[RandomGirl42]

At one point in history cocaine was legal too! 😊

And you're not supposed to eat coffee!!! Everyone knows you mix it with coffee brandy, silly!🤣

[Apulu_backagain]

I'm surprised humans survived this long with whatever they did in 19th century lol.

Yeah Random... I'll keep that in mind. Actually working on my fake id rn.

[thegreenyogi]

Certainly. I've cut back a lot and I only drink one cup of coffee every morning so I don't get addicted to it.

[DryGermanGuy]

Mhm. It's not really addictive enough on the addiction scale. Nicotine is far stronger. Research suggests, that it's the second most addictive substance after heroin.

[Apulu_backagain]

Hm, makes sense. Do you think it's safe enough to be supplied so openly, with even children being able to consume it?

[DryGermanGuy]

Yeah. Small children eating cigarettes or other tobacco products can actually die.

[exitseven]

So called energy drinks are probably the worst thing you can drink and yet they have vending machines in high schools that sell this shit.

[Apulu_backagain]

They do? That's crazy. I mean kids should avoid caffeine as much as possible.

[exitseven]

@apulu_backagain The school makes a lot of money with these machines and the kids are all speed freaks.

[Iron_Man]

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[Apulu_backagain]

I'm like 4 months away from being 18 😭 I don't see any other active minor user except me.

[Iron_Man]

There’s some younger ones

[Iron_Man]

You’re gonna be upset what are you gonna do for 4 months

[Apulu_backagain]

Bunch of entrance tests for different universities and then preparing for college and my mom is teaching me how to cook, so yeah bunch of things.

[AMS700CX4u2]

Yes it is , Alcohol is a legal drug as well, so is Caffeine. stopping cold turkey on any will produce withdrawal symptoms. But they are allowed because the Government has found a way to tax them. Interesting fact Dolphins will lightly munch puffer fish because the pufferfish toxin has a hallucinogenic effect. Many mammals in nature trip out. They just don't tell anyone.

[slatyb]

Yes, but I´ve never heard of anyone dying from caffeine overdose, so it´s not regulated.

[Marissa4]

If you drink to much you get caffeine poisoning. The guy behind the Keurig coffee machine.

[jamesgoldman]

Few years ago you could buy it pure as a powder, few died consuming that

[FreyaRed]

It's a slight stimulation but compared with cocaine or methamphetamine is caffeine like a new years eve firework compared with thermonuclear bomb.

[Still-alive]

Pretty much. I didn’t mess with coffee for the longest time but then i started having one in the mornings. I don’t go too overboard with it.

[Master_Debator]

I did it yesterday... I felt like some kind of meth addict... moving my chin around and the whole deal. Not going to do that today.

[Marissa4]

Anything can be a drug. Hell cell phones are drugs without we tend to be lost.

[Phoenix98]

It's not a drug but it is a stimulate.

And just like anything it should be consumed responsibly.

[AngryCarl3]

Yes, caffeine is a legal drug. And like any drug it can be abused. I'd advise against eating coffee powder, not least because it tastes awful.

[Staximus]

You need to stop that not sleeping before a test nonsense. That’s the easiest way to fail a test

[Nikki1989]

Well, obviously.

[4ngelic]

basically, it is considered scientifically a drug

[queenofcardio]

I'm legit an addict

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Excellent, en plus, ça fait longtemps qu'on a pas révisé, il y a même des sous-titres:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjFfJWWi1CA

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Bonus: fix some translation errors.

[Abbycado]

Technically, yeah.

[In_Trance]

No it's definitely not

[Agape93]

Yeap

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Sugar too

[Hunter-40m]

I guess it is

[jahaims]

Learn to google

[AgentG111]

Yup!