Effect of smoking abstinence on the subjective effects of caffeine.
Abstinence from smoking increases blood levels of caffeine and may potentiate the ability of caffeine to increase anxiety, insomnia, etc., during smoking cessation. The present study tested this hypothesis using a wider range of abstinence levels (0, 36 and 84 h), caffeine doses (0, 200 and 400 mg) and subjective effects (31 measures) than prior studies. Fourteen participants were studied using a randomized, within-subjects, double-blind design. Participants were tested on 31 subjective variables, two performance and two physiological variables on five occasions over the 3 h following dosing. Although abstinence and caffeine produced their prototypic effects, only one of the 35 interactions tested was significant and the magnitude of this interaction was small. Although our statistical power was limited, we conclude abstinence from smoking does not change the subjective effects of caffeine in the first days of abstinence. These results and those of prior studies suggest smokers who are trying to stop smoking do not need to change their caffeine intake.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington 05401-1419, USA. john.hughes@uvm.edu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000139:chemically induced; D002110:Caffeine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D016540:Smoking Cessation
D002110:Caffeine