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My Addiction > Addiction Categories > Caffeine Addiction > Caffeine Tolerance

Caffeine Tolerance


In this Article:
Caffeine Addiction
Effects of Caffeine
Caffeine Dependence
Caffeine Tolerance
Caffeine Withdrawal Symptom
Treatment for Caffeine Addiction
Caffeine Timeline


In the brain, caffeine binds to the adenosine receptors. Over a relatively short period of time, as a person chronically consumes caffeine, it is thought that the brain may adapt to this increase by modifying the receptors. Consequently, more and more caffeine is needed to achieve the same effects, even as these effects diminish. Thus, caffeine tolerance occurs as the modified receptors in the brain may not be as susceptable to effects of the stimulant.


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