is Caffeine a drug?

Question

my friend told me it was but i dont believe her.

Answer 1

ya , a stimulant

Answer 2

Addiction involves being habituated to a certain practice. The drug with greatest number of people who are addicted to it then, is caffeine, since it is the most commonly used drug. However, few people experience a degree of social and functioning problems to qualify as being clinically dependent on caffeine; thus there is no official diagnosis of caffeine dependence. But there is a category for caffeine-related disorders to cover caffeine intoxication and caffeine withdrawal, both conditions being based on exhibiting an ample number of symptoms. Caffeine is found in many foods including coffee, tea, chocolate and many carbonated beverages. It is also found in over-the-counter medicines, such as pain relievers, appetite suppressants and cold medicines. Caffeine functions a central nervous system stimulant and also a diuretic.

Answer 3

Yes it is. Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, having the effect of temporarily warding off drowsiness and restoring alertness. Caffeine is a drug that in large amounts, especially over an extended period of time, can lead to a condition termed "caffeinism." Caffeinism usually combines physical addiction with a wide range of unpleasant physical and mental conditions including nervousness, irritability, anxiety, tremulousness, muscle twitching (hyperreflexia), insomnia, and heart palpitations.

Answer 4

Your friend is right. Caffeine is a drug--in fact it is a stimulant. Caffeine quickens your body's reaction to stimulus... why else would people use it to wake up in the morning? It is also highly addictive (and if you don't believe me, drink a few cups of coffee every morning for a month, then stop... the headaches will kill you).

Answer 5

Caffeine is the world's most popular drug.
Caffeine taken in beverage form begins to reach all tissues of the body within five minutes. Peak blood levels are reached in about 30 minutes. Half of a given dose of caffeine is metabolized in about four hours þ more rapidly in smokers and less rapidly in newborn infants, in women in late pregnancy, and in sufferers from liver disease. Normally, almost all ingested caffeine is metabolized. Less than 3% appears unchanged in urine, and there is no day-to-day accumulation of the drug in the body.
Short-term effects of a drug are those that appear soon after a single dose and disappear within hours. Ingestion of the amount of caffeine in one or two cups of coffee (75-150 mg) causes many mild physiological effects. General metabolism increases - expressed as an increase in activity or raised temperature, or both. The rate of breathing increases, as does urination and the levels of fatty acids in the blood and of gastric acid in the stomach. (However, at least one other component of coffee also increases gastric acid secretion. Therefore ulcer sufferers may not achieve relief by switching to decaffeinated coffee.)

Caffeine use may increase blood pressure.

Caffeine stimulates the brain and behavior. Use of 75-150 mg of caffeine elevates neural activity in many parts of the brain, postpones fatigue, and enhances performance at simple intellectual tasks and at physical work that involves endurance but not fine motor coordination. (Caffeine-caused tremor can reduce hand steadiness.)

Caffeine's effects on complex intellectual tasks and on mood do not lend themselves to a simple summary. The effects depend on the personality of the user, on the immediate environment, on the user's knowing whether caffeine has been taken, and even on the time of day.

Answer 6

Caffeine does fall under the classification of being a stimulant.

Answer 7

Well, your friend's right. Caffeine is a stimulant. It can be addicting and ppl have been known 2 have headaches while going thru withdrawal.

Answer 8

Your friend is wright about caffeine been a drug.Why?Well I drink diet pop all the time know.Only when I have a relay bad headache I drink regular pop and it goes away.So I say Yes.

Answer 9

A drug, being defined as something that one can become addicted or dependent upon, causing a mental or physical change, possibly even dependency. Caffine falls into this catagory.

Answer 10

anything that alters your state of mind is by definition a drug. yes, caffiene is a drug. and some people, like me, have severe side effects from it, such as hallucinating. You can also overdose on caffiene and that requires a visit to your emergency room.

Answer 11

Yes a legal one