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What do you find is the benefit of caffeine that couldn't be said of nicotine or alcohol? Obviously they have different effects, but the people using each of t
by mod 9y ago
What do you find is the benefit of caffeine that couldn't be said of nicotine or alcohol?
Obviously they have different effects, but the people using each of those various drugs find the effect desirable.
Also, what's the point of starting caffeine later in life? AFAIK studies show that people who use no caffeine are generally more energetic/alert than those who use it regularly; it only works in the short-term.
I also think there have been studies that show both wine and coffee can be good for your health, so there's that, too.
- teddyh 9y agoI said “arguably good reasons”, not “definitely good reasons”. I think the current accepted truth about nicotine is that it doesn’t give anyone anything except nicotine addiction. Any perceived boost is simply making a nicotine addict not feel the cravings for a short while, i.e. just like a non-addict feels like all the time. Possibly, as you say, the same is true of caffeine, but as far as I know, this is not currently a generally accepted fact.
- DiabloD3 9y agoRe: Coffee, you need to cycle it periodically to restore your sensitivity to it. Drink one 8-12oz cup of it every morning, take a week off once a month, do not drink an entire pot no matter how much you'll be tempted to.
- StavrosK 9y agoI never drink coffee (hate the taste, similar to alcohol), and am plenty energetic throughout the day. I regularly go to sleep at 6am if I'm working on some side-project, and that's only because I don't want to wake up very very late the next day.