Caffeine
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
Many
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Stimulant
CHEMICAL NAME
3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1h-purine-2,6-dione
DESCRIPTION
Caffeine is an extremely common stimulant used daily by a large portion of the world's population. It has a long history of use and is well-documented and -researched.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
HISTORY #
ASK EROWID ANSWERS #
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
Low-Dose Repeated Caffeine Administration... - by Wyatt JK, 2004
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Student Dies after Swallowing Dozens of Caffeine Pills - Columbia Missouri Tribune, Oct 1998
EXPERIENCES #
Kick the Coffee, by Eulachon
A Stupid Mistake, by Metafractal
A Bag Full of Bad Ideas, by LFK
Through the Roof, by Luis A
Eight Months of Regimented Substance Use, by Anatoli Smorin
BOOKS #
Buzz: The Science and Lore of Alcohol and Caffeine, by S. Braun
Caffeine Blues, by Stephen Cherniske
Caffeine: The Most Popular Stimulant, by Richard Gilbert
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
HISTORY #
HEALTH #
A cup of coffee plus exercise may reduce cancer - AP, Jul 30 2007
Speeding through the ages - US News & World Report, Apr 15 2007
Emerging health concern: The abuse of caffeine - Chicago Tribune, Nov 21 2006
Special gene may be at the heart of coffee dangers - CBC News, Mar 2006
Java junkes do suffer withdrawal - USAToday, Sep 30 2004
Caffeine may make people more open minded - newscientist.com, June 2006
DEATHS #
'Caffeine toxicity' killed teen - New Haven Registry, Apr 7 2007, (Cached at Medsblogg)
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Caffeine: A Drug of Abuse?, R. Griffiths 2000
MEDIA COVERAGE #
The invisible addiction: is it time to give up caffeine? - The Guardian, Jul 6 2021
The science behind why you should stop chugging so many energy drinks - DoD News, Dec 29 2016
The "Seattle Speedball" Is Now Actually a Thing - the Stranger (Seattle), Nov 18 2015
Caffeine dependence tied to physical, emotional problems - SFGate, March 5 2014
Energy drink emergencies climb 1,000 percent - SFGate, Mar 21 2012
Caffeine Inhaler Is a Dangerous 'Club Drug,' Senator Says - AP, Feb 20 2012
Caffeine Inhaler Is a Dangerous 'Club Drug,' Senator Says - Bloomberg, Dec 22 2011
Caffeine linked to hallucinations in study... - LA Times, May 8 2011
Taste for Quick Boost Tied to Taste for Risk - New York Times, May 27 2008
Caffeine Aids Golden Girls' Mental Health - Science News Online, Aug 18 2007
Girl overdoses on espresso coffee - BBC News, Aug 13 2007
Brain Scans Reveal Caffeine's Memory Boosting Power - Macleans.ca, Jan 2006
Using Caffeine The Wrong Way? - CBSNews.com, May 2004
New clues about what gives caffeine its kick - CNN, Aug 15 2002