| Caffeine and nicotine seem to be one of the most | | | | hands and feet as well as increase the beating of the |
| popular substances used and abused by teenagers | | | | heart. |
| nowadays. Although caffeine seems to be less evil | | | | Teenagers can easily abuse caffeine since most |
| than nicotine, let's tackle these two substances one | | | | products laden with caffeine can be bought at local |
| by one so that we can have a thorough and | | | | grocery stores or drug stores. Some may even fulfill |
| comprehensive discussion as to how they affect the | | | | their coffee craving in the middle of the night since a |
| lifestyles of teenagers. | | | | lot of caffeine loaded drinks and products can be |
| According to Simmons Research, 31% of teenagers | | | | bought at 24 hour convenience stores. |
| in the U.S. report that they drink energy drinks. Put | | | | There have been reported cases of teenagers |
| simply, that 31% represents about 7.6 million teens in | | | | downing several cans of caffeine loaded drinks in a |
| America. Nutritionists say that energy drinks are | | | | row to get a buzz, and a new study even found a |
| abundant in sugar and caffeine and it can hook kids | | | | surprising number of poison center calls from teens |
| to a very unhealthy drinking cycle. The caffeine | | | | getting sick because of too much caffeine intake. |
| included in energy drinks comes from multiple sources | | | | Most teenagers don't really follow the warnings and |
| and that's why it is difficult to determine how much | | | | reminders of their parents about too much intake of |
| caffeine energy drinks contain. Most energy drinks | | | | caffeine since most teens grew up seeing their |
| are loaded with B vitamins, and if taken in heavy | | | | parents drinking coffee. |
| doses, it can cause numbness and tingling of the | | | | |