5 ms·

> I decided, for New Years, to try getting addicted to caffeine and alcohol Why did you decide this?

• CapitalistCartr 6y ago
  I wanted to better understand the experience. I've known several addicts in my family. My wife and I adopted a deeply addicted family member's son, who was born with severe problems from her drug use. Bear in mind, I am willing to take vacation from work and go cold turkey as needed. I do this a couple times a year for caffeine, just to be sure, and the headaches are brutal.
  • superkuh 6y ago
    It's easy to become dependent on caffine. But caffeine itself is not intrinsically addictive. It does not directly interact with the systems in the brain associated with predicting reward.