On Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 5:57:04 AM UTC+1, Jonathan Gresham wrote:

I am currently doing research on energy drinks. If any academic would like to share some open-access materials that discuss the origin of homo sapiens abusing stimulants: that would be great. Thank you.

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Jonathan

My computer has the tendency to simply use my university credentials
when accessing journal websites, which means I often don't know if
they are open access or not - but even if not, looking for the author's
website may help, as more and more self-archive.

Off-hand, is this the sort of thing you are looking for?
Edward H. Hagen and Shannon Tushingham: The prehistory of
psychoactive drug use. In Handbook of cognitive archaeology
(pp. 471-498). Covers nicotine, caffeine, betel, cocaine tec.



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On Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 5:57:04 AM UTC+1, Jonathan Gresham wrote:

I am currently doing research on energy drinks. If any academic would like to share some open-access materials that discuss the origin of homo sapiens abusing stimulants: that would be great. Thank you.

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Jonathan

This is probably too simplistic for you -
one of my PhDs who is very keen on
"science for and with children" has send it
my way - but again, looking for the authors'
websites may give you more; and more "adult"
material

https://www.chemconnections.org/Reading/caffeine-frym-05-00027%20(1).pdf

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On Sunday 10 December 2023 at 04:57:04 UTC, Jonathan Gresham wrote:

I am currently doing research on energy drinks. If any academic would like to share some open-access materials that discuss the origin of homo sapiens abusing stimulants: that would be great. Thank you.

I'll just remark that I've been told that other
animals are attracted to naturally arising alcohol,
although this doesn't happen as often as is claimed.

<https://africafreak.com/marula-fruit>
says that elephants do /not/ get drunk
on this fruit, and at least one "documentary"
was faked to show it. In fact the film maker
added alcohol of human origin to the fruit.
Enough to knock out an elephant, must be a lot.

<https://empressofdirt.net/do-animals-get-drunk/>
says that koalas don't get drunk on their main food,
either. Though someone I was inclined to trust
told me that they do.

There's catnip, of course.

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On Monday, December 11, 2023 at 12:07:04 AM UTC+1, Robert Carnegie wrote:

On Sunday 10 December 2023 at 04:57:04 UTC, Jonathan Gresham wrote:

I am currently doing research on energy drinks. If any academic would like to share some open-access materials that discuss the origin of homo sapiens abusing stimulants: that would be great. Thank you.

I'll just remark that I've been told that other
animals are attracted to naturally arising alcohol,
although this doesn't happen as often as is claimed.

<https://africafreak.com/marula-fruit>
says that elephants do /not/ get drunk
on this fruit, and at least one "documentary"
was faked to show it. In fact the film maker
added alcohol of human origin to the fruit.
Enough to knock out an elephant, must be a lot.

<https://empressofdirt.net/do-animals-get-drunk/>
says that koalas don't get drunk on their main food,
either. Though someone I was inclined to trust
told me that they do.

There's catnip, of course.

I've seen wild boar trip on fly agaric - reindeer apparently do too

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