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 #
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 #
Panic Attack and Palpitating Heart, by Stars
Acute Manic Attack, by Crackerboy O'Brien
Wired Dissociation, by Triode
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 #
Special gene may be at the heart of coffee dangers, CBC News, Mar 2006
Java junkes do suffer withdrawal, USAToday Sep 30 2004
DEATHS #
Caffeine-related fatal heart disturbance in WA, Sep 6 2001
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Caffeine: A Drug of Abuse?, R. Griffiths 2000
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Using Caffeine The Wrong Way? - CBSNews.com, May 2004
Bran Scans Reveal Caffeine's Memory Boosting Power, Jan 2006, Macleans.ca