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 #
24 Hour Adventure, by Deptstoremook
Caffeine and Sports, by Rear Admiral
A Scary Climax to an Addiction, by Stereophonic
Myths and a Panic Attack, by Anonymous
A Nasty Drug Gurd Yuk...!, by Traven
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
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
HISTORY #
HEALTH #
A cup of coffee plus exercise may reduce cancer, Jul 30 2007, AP
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, June 2006, newscientist.com
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 #
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