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The stimulant obtained from more than 60 different types of plants across the globe is being widely recognized as caffeine. It is considered to be the most commonly used psychoactive drug in the world and a great number of adults are usually found to be inclined towards its usage on a daily basis. Whereas, after the indication of DSM-V towards the threat of caffeine use disorder, a good piece of research was conducted on the health benefits and consequences it holds for the consumers. Coffee, soda, tea, chocolate, soft drinks etc are the most common sources of caffeine in diet. The effects of caffeine persist for about three hours or less.1
Tea and coffee are the major sources of caffeine. Caffeine is also found in small concentrations in cocoa, and in caffeinated soft drinks. Coffee originates from Ethiopia. It was in widespread use throughout the Islamic world by the end of the 15th century. A couple of centuries later, Europeans started cultivating the plants in their colonies. The history of tea is considerably older, since it was already being planted and processed in China around the 3rd century AD. It is estimated that an average cup of coffee contains 100 mg caffeine, whereas a cup of tea or a 0.3 L glass of cola beverage contains about 40% of that amount.2
Now studies have found that more people are dependent on caffeine to the point experts are issuing a “caffeine use disorder”. Research evidence asserts that people are suffering in a greater number making them addicted to or compulsively using caffeine. Further, it is reflected that when people would not be able to quit by their own efforts, they usually try to have a formal treatment like outside assistance services to get rid of this excessive use of tobacco or smoking. Also, it seems realistic to state that people are taking such practices normal as being socially acceptable and having wider level of consumption because it's more of a custom in general and routine in particular consideration. Thus, most of the individuals are consuming it easily yet excessively, facing lots of adverse effects, suffering physical dependence, having troubles in daily functioning, and unable to give it up.3
Caffeine share several common features of alcohol...