It is exactly
during puberty that
substances like drugs of abuse — alcohol, cannabis, etc. — may induce the most destructive and also persistent effects on the still developing brain, which may in some cases even result in neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia or
addictive disorders.
Even though caffeine is not technically listed as an
addictive substance, those who need more and more caffeine to «take up» in the morning or stay awake
during the day might have developed a dependency that could be tough to break.