alt Hacker NewsI agree. I would say that I am addicted to caffeine. I definitely get withdrawal symptoms if I don't have a coffee. But since it is so accessible and there are no health risks, it does not affect me negatively to "feed" the addiction.
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cactusplant7374 • yesterday at 2:12 PM
Tyler Cowen has said that he doesn't drink coffee and he is worried about what it might be doing to us. There is a big unknown.
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Not a great analogy. Caffeine is not as addictive as opioids. Opioids strongly stimulate the mesolimbic dopamine pathway, leading to intense euphoria, compulsive use, and severe health and social harm.