Caffeine

1,3,7-trimethylxanthine

The most popular psychoactive drug in the world. Use of this stimulant is encouraged in most workplaces, although it can be physically addictive.

Dosage:

Taxa Containing Caffeine:

Preparations:

• Coffee
  Beverage brewed from the roasted beans of Coffea arabica.
• Tea
  A beverage made from the dried and cured leaves of Camellia sinensis, containing caffeine and theophylline

Documents:

• The Caffeine FAQ
  Thorough and well written
• How Caffeine Works, by Marshall Brain
• Coffee FAQ
  Thorough and well written
• What You Should Know About Caffeine, an overview
  Reprinted from the International Food Information Council Foundation, (June 1992).
• Caffeine and Habituation
  Is caffeine addictive?
• The Caffeine Content of Food and Drugs - a chart
• The Coffee Decaffeination Processes
  What it is, how its done, and if its harmful.
• Coffee & caffeine: properties and characteristics
  from Cappuccino.net

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Contacts and URLs:

• Erowid (homepage, more info)
  "Documenting the Complex Relationship between Humans and Psychoactives"
  • Caffeine Vault (related items...)
• Hedonistic Imperative (homepage, more info)
  Entry point for an eclectic group of sites with information and opinions on many things, including drugs.
  • Nets made by spiders on various drugs (related items...)
• Hershey's (homepage, more info)
  Maker of chocolate-containing products
  • Caffeine
    Info from Hershey's Chocolate (related items...)
• King's American Dispensatory (homepage, more info)
  Excellent reference for plants and preparations
  • King's American Dispensatory entry for Guarana
    Paullinia cupana, chemistry and use (related items...)
• RxMed (homepage, more info)
  Website for Family Physicians
  • Cafergot monograph (related items...)
  • Cafergot-PB monograph (related items...)
  • Ergodryl monograph (related items...)
• The Molecular Expressions Photo Gallery (homepage, more info)
  A collection of color photomicrographs
  • Caffeine photomicrograph (related items...)
• Miscellaneous URLs
  • Caffeine FAQ
    Frequently asked questions about caffeine (related items...)

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Images:

• Caffeine 2D Structure

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Trip Reports:

• Overdose!: a learning experience
  Substances: Caffeine
• Becoming the Energizer Bunny: caffeine overdose
  Substances: Caffeine
• Caffeine: I worked like a fiend
  Substances: Caffeine
• Another shroomahuasca tale: P. harmala enhances yet another shroom voyage
  Substances: Caffeine, Psilocybe cubensis, Peganum harmala

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