Originally Posted by
IvyGodivy
I don't agree "coffee" is an addictive substance. I do agree if a person tries to quite caffeine (which you can get in many ways) they will suffer withdrawal but not experience cravings; the withdrawal is really bad headaches.
When someone believes they are addicted to coffee to me it's more they are addicted to the way it makes them feel. With smoking yeah it is great after a big meal, after sex, while driving, but when I stop smoking I feel it in my face and the cravings are like a vampire trying to quit drinking blood. But with coffee, whatever it does for you it can be accessed elsewhere.
I quit coffee with no cravings, but no interest in suffering headaches so I drink hot and cold tea.
I do miss smoking though, but I can't bike and workout like I do if I continue to smoke.
Addiction and desire are two different things. People drink coffee out of habit and not because of addiction. Nicotine is not clear to me. My father developed emphysema and asked me, a two pack a say smoker, to quit. One week later I smoked one cigarette and it tasted so bad that it was the last one I ever had. So true addiction is different from habits. Just because you don't have the will power to stop a habit doesn't mean that it's addiction. I ride four times a week and if I don't ride I don't feel good. Is that an addition?