Addicted to Coca-cola?

[Absinthe]

LOL, I know that just by reading the title, you feel the urge to laugh uncontrollably, but please don't!

Can this happen? Someone close to me seems to be literally addicted to Coca-cola, he drinks 1-2lt per day, and he can't live without it...

He needs it to 'digest food', he needs it to 'ease his stomach', he needs it 'because he feels a bad taste in his mouth'...anyway he makes all kinds of excuses to drink it, and I am worried as this is starting to become pathological... Just think of the health implications...

[Ulf]

You can become addicted to anything. I'm addicted to coffee.

The phosphoric acid in Coca Cola actually does help you digest, and the caffeine is addicting. So, probably.

[Treffie]

LOL, I know that just by reading the title, you feel the urge to laugh uncontrollably, but please don't!

Can this happen? Someone close to me seems to be literally addicted to Coca-cola, he drinks 1-2lt per day, and he can't live without it...

He needs it to 'digest food', he needs it to 'ease his stomach', he needs it 'because he feels a bad taste in his mouth'...anyway he makes all kinds of excuses to drink it, and I am worried as this is starting to become pathological... Just think of the health implications...

He does sound like he's addicted so making excuses means he's probably in denial. However, I find that Coke can ease the stomach somewhat especially when one's feeling bloated, but excessive amounts would probably be counter productive.

[HawkR]

There is no other chemical in Cola you can get addicted than coffeine, and that's something that one should not be addicted to as your body makes it own substance for it. He just like Cola, like me

[Ulf]

There is no other chemical in Cola you can get addicted than coffeine, and that's something that one should not be addicted to as your body makes it own substance for it. He just like Cola, like me

Addiction is not always chemical, it is psychological as well. What chemical can gamblers be addicted to?

[Maelstrom]

LOL, I know that just by reading the title, you feel the urge to laugh uncontrollably, but please don't!

Can this happen? Someone close to me seems to be literally addicted to Coca-cola, he drinks 1-2lt per day, and he can't live without it...

He needs it to 'digest food', he needs it to 'ease his stomach', he needs it 'because he feels a bad taste in his mouth'...anyway he makes all kinds of excuses to drink it, and I am worried as this is starting to become pathological... Just think of the health implications...

Heh, funny you should mention that...

The couple that I am flatting with told me that when they first met, the bloke in question would drink several litres of Coca Cola a day. Not Pepsi or any other brand, only ever Coke.

He's toned down a fair bit over the years (apparently), now I think he'd drink only about a 1.5L bottle, on average, per day. This is excluding any mixers for alcohol

I've told him time and time again to think about what it's doing to his insides. Coke can strip grease so I am told! It really can't be good for him. However, he's addicted.

At one point in my life I was addicted to Mountain Dew. I would drink it continuously... I'm still quite partial to it actually, even though I try to stick away from soft drinks

[Beorn]

The most notable example of coca-cola addiction is to be found with Paolo Di Canio.
I can't seem to find an excerpt of his autobiography online, or find a relevant article, but his addiction to the substance was very bad at one stage.

[HawkR]

Dunno if this is true, but I've heard that the highway-cop carry 4 gallons of coke in the back of their car to wash away blood from the streets after an accident...

[Eldritch]

He needs it to 'digest food', he needs it to 'ease his stomach', he needs it 'because he feels a bad taste in his mouth'...anyway he makes all kinds of excuses to drink it, and I am worried as this is starting to become pathological... Just think of the health implications...

Probably the worst risk is diabetes. Coke is also very bad for your teeth in the long run. He should knock this off, no question about it.

There is no other chemical in Cola you can get addicted than coffeine

Coke is basically liquid sugar, which can be (or rather it is) addictive.

[Fortis in Arduis]

There is an ayurvedic recommendation for people who crave sweets, and I think that they are told to eat more bitter and astringent flavours...

Google that? My power is just going here, the electricity just went off...

He is on a stimulant-go-round and he needs to break it by eating some opposite flavours, but also having something sweet with every meal, to satisfy his palate.