A Legal

Drug That Hurts

Caffeine
• Coffee
• Tea
• Chocolate
• Pain
relievers
• Soft drinks
 9 of 10
people
4,000,000
tons per year
Why is
caffeine so
popular?
Instant
energy
Letdown
Alters mood
and
behavior
Brain and Nervous
System
48 hours
96 hours
Poor sleep
• Hostility
• Depressio
n
• Fatigue
Physical Impact of
Caffeine
Stomach ulcers
Increases risk
of
• Stomach
• Kidney
• Lung
• Rectal
• Esophageal cancer
• Doubles bladder
cancer risk in
women
• 250%
increased
colon cancer
risk
• Doubles fatal
bladder
cancer
• Increases
ovarian and
pancreatic
cancer
Elevates blood pressure
 300%
increased risk
of heart
disease
Caffeine may
• Increase heart rate
• Cause irregular beats
• Raise cholesterol
• Accelerate blood
clotting
Caffeine and Pregnancy
Doubles risk of miscarriage
• Lower birth
weight
• Bone problems
• Slower fetal
growth
Caffeine in breast milk

80
hours
Vitamin and Mineral
Deficiency

• Calcium
•B
vitamins
• Iron
Calcium loss
 2x
calcium
loss
Study of 460 teenage
girls
 5x
higher risk
Caffeine is addictive
Withdrawal Symptoms
• Headache
• Fatigue
• Apathy
• Anxiety
• Nervousness
Don’t give up!
Symptoms
improve after
36 hours
Seven Steps for
Quitting Caffeine
1. Hot shower
2. Eat a good
breakfast
3. Avoid all tobacco
4. Drink lots
of water
5. Keep herb
teas nearby
6. Exercise
7. Trust in
Divine
power

“I am the ... God of

all flesh. Is there
anything too hard
for Me?”
Jeremiah 32:27
“Therefore,
whether you
eat or drink,
or whatever
you do, do
all to the
glory
of God.”
1 Cor. 10:31