The consumption of caffinated drinks is known to be one of the leading causes of addiction. Caffeine is the most widely consumed legal drug that is known world wide in today’s society (). When many of us think hear or think about the term caffeine the first thought that may come to mind is a type of beverage. Needless to say caffeine is known to be in plants, beans, fruits, chocolate, coffees and teas which caused the consumption of caffeine to be very high (). Research has shown that colllege students are more than likely to consume caffeine due to busy schedules and assignments, social influence and lack of sleep(). The increased amount of caffeine gives college students the strength and energy that is needed at that present …show more content…
They are faced with finacial issues which causes a battle with maintaiing a steady job and attend college as well. The barrier that is thrown towards students are is the late night and early mornings becomes a daily routine to complete assignments. Howerver, caffeine appears to have an effect on percieved mood, concentration, and arousal in college students(). Many college students work under pressure or under a short period time frame which causes stress on the body and mind. College students who report higher levels of preceived stress consume more caffeine ( pattit & DeBarr, 2011). Caffeine consumption in college students is influenced by environmental, physical, and mental factors(). The use of caffeine beverages is at an everlasting high, because college students are often overwhelemed with many life changing factors.The most common reason for consuming caffeine was insufficient sleep. The second most common reason for increased consumption is studying for exams(). Although there are many positive and excelling factors that are contributed to college students to help them meet their academic goals. However, the increased amount of caffeine has the tendency to leave negative long term health isssues that prevails in the furure. College students who report higher levels of perceived stress consumes more caffeine(). () conducted a study studying a total of 100 studies between the ages of 12 and 18; 85% reported losing sleep due to technology used at night which led to irncrease caffeine intake the following day. Research has shown the 33% of students fell asleep in class, 76% had high caffeine consumption(). Altough his study was comducted with adolescents research has shown that the learned behavior are carried over into college years(). Caffeine is a depndent drug that has will power to take full control of an individual’s body for multiple ge reasons. Many college students