Assertion: caffeine | /r/HasProperty | addictive
Facets:
value: really
type: DEGREE
value: in this way
type: MANNER
value: though considerably less so
type: OTHER
value: under the widely accepted definition
type: OTHER
value: potentially
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Does this mean that caffeine is addictive?
text: Caffeine is so common in American society, you can easily forget that it is an addictive drug.
text: However, under the widely accepted definition "chronic pattern of behavior that is perceived to be difficult to quit," caffeine may be said to be addictive.)
text: Yes, caffeine really is that addictive
text: Caffeine is also addictive, though considerably less so.
text: The article is actually extremely interesting, and by the end you realize that caffeine is surprisingly healthy, definitely a drug, and truly potentially addictive.
text: Caffeine is addictive too, but not, like, addictive,” the government says.
text: While I think it's perfectly fine to indicate that some literature asserts that caffeine is associated with an "addiction", it should be clear that this statement does not imply a contradiction with the research model unless the evidence for that statement is based upon the research model (e.g., any of the following would be sufficient evidence to assert that caffeine is addictive: clear reward system activation + activation of the mesolimbic pathway in particular in human neuroimaging studies, the presence of a drug/nautral reward cross-sensitization effects in animals, evidence that it is self-administrated in a manner similar to other addictive drugs in animal models, evidence of dopamine/calcium signaling in D1-type MSNs in animals, or evidence of ΔFosB induction in D1-type MSNs in animals).
text: : I'm fine with indicating that some sources say that caffeine is addictive, so long as we make a clear distinction between the models/definitions which identify "addiction" using an arbitrary cluster of symptoms and the model which actually involves the use of a biomarker and signal transduction pathways to study a real disease.
text: The literature is inconsistent about whether caffeine is addictive.
text: Yes, caffeine really is that addictive
text: Caffeine is also addictive, but not as much as nicotine.
text: In fact, the debate about whether caffeine is addictive is ongoing.  
text: In this way, caffeine can be very addictive.