Comments on: “Is caffeine addictive? A review of the literature” https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/is-caffeine-addictive-a-review-of-the-literature/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:24:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sam King https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/is-caffeine-addictive-a-review-of-the-literature/comment-page-1/#comment-4965 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:24:36 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4263#comment-4965 I don’t believe in civil lawsuits for regulation of chemistry.
That said, caffeine causes me untold problems, with symptoms similar to methamphetamine intake. There is a small subset of the population with similar reactions, and those reactions are generally described as over-expression of what occurs in normal adults. The question should not be whether caffeine qualifies as an addiction capable stimulant…not based on withdrawal symptoms alone but on desire, both generally recognized as capable of producing addiction. If the addictive properties are strong enough, some regulation is indicated, but that’s it. Nicotine and alcohol are both much more addictive to most of the population, and much as I’d love to see caffeine disappear, it actually has a positive impact on most people.

]]> By: Luis F. Morales Knight https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/12/is-caffeine-addictive-a-review-of-the-literature/comment-page-1/#comment-4964 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:39:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4263#comment-4964 Does this sentence from the abstract strike anyone other than me as a bit odd, considering that the article argues AGAINST caffeine as being “addictive in layman’s terms”?

“Though cessation of regular use may result in symptoms such as headache and lethargy, these are easily and reliably reversed by ingestion of caffeine.”

Yeah. And opiate withdrawal is easily and reliably reversed by shooting more smack. At least I think so. Only thing I’m addicted to is, well, caffeine.

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