Caffeine levels double when quitting smoking

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coffee cup labeled WhyQuit, an Internet quitting forum, with cigarettesAmazingly, nicotine somehow doubles the rate by which the body depletes caffeine. In a 1997 study published in Addictive Behaviors, smokers trying to quit were randomly assigned to either caffeine-use or caffeine-abstinence conditions. "Results showed a significant linear increase in caffeine sputum levels across 3 weeks post cessation for those who quit smoking and continued using caffeine. Three weeks after cessation, concentrations reached 203% of baseline for the caffeine user."

Imagine ending all nicotine use, continuing to drink the exact same amount of caffeine and at 21 days having twice as much caffeine circulating in your bloodstream.

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