Habitual moderate coffee intake does not represent a health hazard. Caffeine reduces fatigue, improves concentration (leading to decreased reaction times and increased speed of calculations in tests) and improves motor tasks. In contrast to the amphetamines, caffeine does not cause euphoria, stereotyped behaviours or psychoses but there is little evidence of an acute withdrawal syndrome (possibly a mild irritability and headache).
In large doses, caffeine can be mutagenic and teratogenic in animals but there effects have not been seen in humans.
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Pharmacology for health professionals
Bronwen Bryant - Kathleen Knights
Unit 4 . Drugs affecting the central nervous system P.434
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