http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tipsheet/archive/2008/08/09/time-to-decaffeinate-your-kids.aspxBy Tina Peng Caffeine is the world’s most common mood-altering drug, and more kids are consuming it in higher quantities. About a third of 12- to 24-year-olds chug energy drinks, which are often marketed to teens. How much is too much? The Food and DrugenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 2.18)http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tipsheet/archive/2008/08/09/time-to-decaffeinate-your-kids.aspx#855446Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:22:29 GMT544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:855446quiact<p>Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychotropic central nervous stimulant drug in the United states. &nbsp;And it is legal, and encouraged to be taken by consumers.</p> <p>The alteration of the function of the brain due to this drug is due to the changes caffeine causes within the brain and its neruotransmitters and neuroreceptors.</p> <p>As with other drugs of this severity, tolerance and withdrawal occur often and in time. &nbsp;Side effects include anxiety and insominia, primarily. &nbsp;Others have said it takes about 9 hours for caffeine to clear from the body,</p> <p>Dan Abshear</p> Blog: TipSheet