Caffeine comes from ground up coffee beans which you strain water through.
How it’s Used: Caffeine is consumed by drinking.
Effects: Your brain produces a chemical called adenosine. When adenosine binds to the adenosine receptors in your brain, it causes all the activity to slow down and it makes you tired. Caffeine has a structure that is very similar to adenosine, so it binds to the adenosine receptors instead. This causes two things. (1) The activity in your cells does not decrease; it increases. (2) The blood vessels in your brain constrict. Your body sees all this increased activity, and it thinks that it’s in danger. So the pituitary gland sends messages to the adrenaline gland to produce adrenaline. The adrenaline causes your heart rate to increase and your liver to release more sugar into your bloodstream so that you have more energy.
Side Effects
Physical restlessness, nervousness, excitement, insomnia, flushed face, increased urination, hard time digesting, muscle twitching, rambling thoughts and speech, rapid or irregular heartbeat, periods where you do not feel tired at all.
Remedies
Here are some sites that offer remedies for drugs including Caffeine.
- DrugHelp.org is a private, non-profit information and referral network providing information on specific drugs and treatment options, and referrals to public and private treatment programs, self-help groups, family support groups and crisis centers throughout the United States.
- Narconon Drug Rehabilitation and Treatment for Addiction. High success rate. Offers Narconon Drug Prevention and Education Services.
- Church Of Scientology International Drug Solutions presents information on effective drug education, drug prevention and drug rehabilitation.
- Drug Education Council offers ways to prevent drug abuse and become better informed about current local and national community awareness efforts.
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