How would one know he is addicted to caffeine?

RoloMather

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How many cups of coffee a day would it take for one to get addicted to it?

One is drinking > 200mg caffeine a day.

One is wondering if 200 mg a day continuous will get one addicted?
 

FDF12389

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Originally posted by: RoloMather
How many cups of coffee a day would it take for one to get addicted to it?

If you start drinking one once of coffee per useless post of yours you can consider yourself addicted.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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I've been happily addicted for many years. If you have great trouble facing the day without a cup or, six, you're addicted.
 

rudder

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Next thing you know you will be on craigslist selling massages to pay for your coffee.
 

geno

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Step one : Stop drinking it.
Step two : Can't do it? You're addicted.
 

lxskllr

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Psychologically I can easily quit coffee. Physically I get a screaming headache if I don't get caffeine by noon or so. I drink 1-2 pots per day.
 

RoloMather

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Originally posted by: zCypher
If you get a headache when you don't drink it, you're addicted.

Waiting to see if one would get a headache wouldn't work for one.
 

0roo0roo

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some people are easy addicts.
just depends.
as said just test, go a few days without. if its only slightly off then its not that bad. if u go haywire then yea u are screwed. i can abstain pretty ok.

a genes been discovered that allows some people to fast metabolize caffeine.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
some people are easy addicts.
just depends.
as said just test, go a few days without. if its only slightly off then its not that bad. if u go haywire then yea u are screwed. i can abstain pretty ok.

a genes been discovered that allows some people to fast metabolize caffeine.

It's called being scandinavian.
 

wwswimming

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some of the most caffeine-addicted people i've worked with were the
theoretical physicists at SLAC. 20-25 cups a day.

the head of security at one place i worked drank 2 6 packs a day of
diet coke. plenty of caffeine there.

Tony Mandarich took the cake, i loved reading about his caffeine-fueled
workouts. he was a line-man for the Packers.
 

Muadib

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Originally posted by: wwswimming
Tony Mandarich took the cake, i loved reading about his steroid-fueled
workouts. he was a line-man for the Packers.
Fixed.
 

Leros

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Its weird. During the day, I feel somewhat lethargic unless I have some caffeine. However, I can go camping for days without caffeine and feel fine the whole time. I'm not sure if I'm addicted or if I'm just tired during normal days.
 

Born2bwire

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1. Look up definition of the word "addiction."
2. Think about.
3. There is no step 3, this isn't that hard.
 

Leros

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Have you ever killed a hobo and stolen his change so you can buy a coffee?