Caffeine Addiction in Teens
Half the time you see teenagers and college students walking around with coffee, energy drinks, cola products and even more. Teenagers’ drink them well to stay up or even to get up. But when is enough? Are teenagers addicted to caffeine? Read on and find out.
When you see teenagers around town or even if they’re your own children, they most likely have an energy drink in their hand.
A high school survey show that, “Monster is the most commonly drink purchased by high school students.” High school students usually drink Monster, Venom and Red Bull, but surprisingly, a lot of high school students don’t drink energy drinks. Another drink you see teenagers with, is coffee. According to a survey, “Mocha Frappuccino’s are the most commonly drink purchased by high school students.” Other types are low caffeinated: Mocha Frappuccino’s, Folgers Coffee, Cappuccinos, Black coffee, and Ice coffee. Some people just like iced or hot coffee. However, some just prefer non-caffeinated drinks.
Teenagers probably don’t realize how often they drink things with caffeine in them until you ask them a question. Many students said that they drink it every single day rather than just a few times a week. A lot of the time students don’t really need it in the morning; they need it in the afternoon, because it’s the middle of the day. When school is almost over and they’re tired. Even though we drink it this much and it’s so good, it’s really bad for you. Caffeine stimulates the heart, Respiratory system, and the Central Nervous system. Also, this makes the blood “sludgy,” it raises fat acid levels, it makes messages go through the nervous system quicker, stimulates blood circulation, raises blood pressure, causes more acid in the stomach, irritates stomach lining, causes worse cramps, and causes the digestive system to be less effective and it also increases urination. “Some caffeine in coffee can prevent heart disease,” said researchers. Working at a coffee place could also get you hooked.
The richest caffeine is in tea, coffee, hot chocolate, cola drinks, and some over-the-counter drugs. As little as 20 mg can produce you to have noticeable mood and body changes. If you try and cut back, don’t cut all caffeine out, gradually give it up.
Some withdrawal symptoms are headaches, drowsiness, lethargy, irritability, restlessness, and reduced concentration.
” High school students are tied between being addicted and not being addicted,” said researchers for a high school survey.
Face it, if you have one every day you’re probably addicted.
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