When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Caffeine dependence - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine_dependence

    Caffeine dependence can cause a host of physiological effects if caffeine consumption is not maintained. Withdrawal symptoms may include headaches, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, lack of motivation, mood swings, nausea, insomnia, dizziness, cardiac issues, hypertension, anxiety, backaches, and joint pain; these can range in severity from mild to severe. [18]

  3. Caffeinism - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeinism

    For reference, a brewed 8oz (227ml) cup of coffee contains ~95 mg of caffeine (per USDA). [6] According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, caffeine overdose can result in a state of excessive stimulation of the central nervous system and the essential feature of Caffeine Intoxication is the recent consumption of caffeine.

  4. Glossary of economics - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_economics

    Also called resource cost advantage. The ability of a party (whether an individual, firm, or country) to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors using the same amount of resources. absorption The total demand for all final marketed goods and services by all economic agents resident in an economy, regardless of the origin of the goods and services themselves ...

  5. Caffeine Cranky: Bad manners or Economic Anxiety Disorder? - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/2008-09-24-caffeine-cranky-bad...

    Driving through my local Starbucks yesterday, I happened on a caffeinated rage between two drivers. Apparently, a female driver had turned in front of another car "skipping" him in line. The man ...

  6. Caffeine - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine

    Caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug. [20] [21] Unlike most other psychoactive substances, caffeine remains largely unregulated and legal in nearly all parts of the world. Caffeine is also an outlier as its use is seen as socially acceptable in most cultures with it even being encouraged.

  7. Postum - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postum

    Postum (US: / ˈ p oʊ s t əm /) is a powdered roasted grain beverage popular as a coffee substitute.The caffeine-free beverage was created by Post Cereal Company founder C. W. Post in 1895 and marketed as a healthier alternative to coffee.

  8. Caffeine-induced sleep disorder - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine-induced_sleep...

    Caffeine-induced sleep disorder was a psychiatric disorder identified as resulting from overconsumption of the stimulant caffeine. Caffeine is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive drugs: almost 90% of Americans in a survey consume some type of caffeine each day. [1] "When caffeine is consumed immediately before bedtime or ...

  9. This Family Drives 350 Miles For What Could Be A Common ...

    projects.huffingtonpost.com/dying-to-be-free...

    She has an appointment with the same doctor in Colorado. She’d developed an addiction to the prescription opioid painkillers she took for migraines. She cleans houses, and she started taking the pills after being offered some by a client’s daughter. The addiction blossomed and then flourished, one illicit pill, then one prescription at a time.