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Can't say I have, no.
by Zikes 11y ago
Can't say I have, no.
- tptacek 11y agoCaffeine is very addictive. Should we regulate it too?
- Zikes 11y agoWhen people start selling caffeine patches and joining support groups to quit drinking coffee, maybe we can visit that topic.
- tptacek 11y agoFirst, lots of people do have very real problems quitting caffeine. Second: the support groups and meds for quitting smoking are there because smoking actual cigarettes is harmful. Take the burning cigarette away and you're not very far from the situation we're in with caffeine.
- Zikes 11y ago"Caffeine addiction, or a pathological and compulsive form of use, has never been documented in humans." [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine_dependence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine_dependence
- sophacles 11y agoThey sell caffeine pills, and: * http://caffeine.supportgroups.com/ http://caffeine.supportgroups.com/ * http://articles.latimes.com/1995-02-06/news/ls-28802_1_coffee-people http://articles.latimes.com/1995-02-06/news/ls-28802_1_coffe... * http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/caffeineaddicts http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/caffeineaddicts
- rDent 11y agoExcellent, here's a support group http://caffeine.supportgroups.com/ http://caffeine.supportgroups.com/ and here's some caffeine patches http://www.caffeineinformer.com/spot-on-energy-the-caffeine-addicts-patch http://www.caffeineinformer.com/spot-on-energy-the-caffeine-... Personally, I'm all for anything that reasonably reduces risk and improves health care outcomes.