Caffeine

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Caffeine

• Drug Investigation
• Grades 9-12
• By Scott Ringenwald

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Drug Facts

• Name of drug Caffeine
• Street Name coffee, tea, soda, and chocolate
• Brand Name
• Chemical Name Methylxanthine, or Xanthine

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Description of the Action

• Caffeine blocks adenosine reception so you feel
  alert.
• It injects adrenaline into the system to give you
  a boost.
• And it manipulates dopamine production to make
  you feel good.

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History

• People have been making beverages from plants
  since the Stone Ages for medical use as well as
  social enjoyment.
• For example Cocoa and the Arabica bean have been
  used as the basis for beverages for centuries by
  the indigenous people of Central and South America

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Medical Use

• Caffeine is used as an additional ingredient in
  headache and migraine medications.
• Caffeine is sometimes used in combination with an
  antihistamine to overcome the side effect of
  drowsiness .
• Citrated caffeine is used to treat breathing
  problems in premature babies.

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A Timeline

• Prior to 1000 A.D. Members of the Galla tribe in
  Ethiopia notice that they get an energy boost
  when they eat a certain berry, ground up and
  mixed with animal fat.
• 1000 A.D. Arab traders bring coffee back to
  their homeland and cultivate the plant for the
  first time on plantations.
• Create a drink they call "qahwa" (literally, that
  which prevents sleep).
• 1453 Coffee is introduced to Constantinople by
  Ottoman Turks.
• Turkish law makes it legal for a woman to divorce
  her husband if he fails to provide her with her
  daily quota of coffee.

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Timeline Continued

• 1607 Captain John Smith helps to found the
  colony of Virginia at Jamestown. It's believed
  that he introduced coffee to North America.
• 1773 The Boston Tea Party makes drinking coffee
  a patriotic duty in America.
• 1920 Prohibition goes into effect in United
  States. Coffee sales boom.
• 2003 Coffee is a giant global industry employing
  more than 20 million people. More than 400
  billion cups are consumed each year. It is a
  world commodity that is second only to oil.

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Schedule Rating

• Federal Rating of Drug and the Addictive Rating
• It is not listed as a Scheduled drug by the FDA
• However, it can be found in over the counter pill
  format and people can form an addiction.
• Caffeine is also used as a food additive
  regulated by the Federal Food and Drug
  Administration (FDA).
• Food and beverage manufacturers are legally
  required to list caffeine on their products'
  label only when caffeine has been added.
• Caffeine naturally present in other ingredients
  used in the production process need not be on the
  label.

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Physiological Effects

• Potential Benefits  Results in energy and
  decreased appetite.
• Potential Detriments  Can cause agitation,
  hypertension (leading to possible cardiac
  conditions), and anxiety.

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Psychological Effects

• Studies show there is definitely a psychological
  addiction to caffeine.
• The mind convinces the body it needs that cup of
  caffeine every day.
• Along with nicotine and alcohol, caffeine is one 
  of the three most widely used mood -affecting
  drugs in the world.

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Possible Side Effects
Ive gotta cut back on the caffeine.

• Diarrhea
• Dizziness
• Fast Heartbeat
• Hyperglycemia
• Hypoglycemia

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Possible Side Effects Continued

• Irritability, nervousness
• Nausea and vomiting
• Tremors
• Trouble in Sleeping

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The caffeine addiction quiz
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Bibliography

• http//pol.spurious.biz/dev_zero/caffeine.html
• http//allpsych.com/drugs.html
• http//www.fda.gov
• http//science.howstuffworks.com/question531.htm
• http//www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/
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