10-17-2025 7:57pm

Student Caffeine Consumption

McKenna Colson, Student

Do you drink caffeine? Well many students do, but are they taking advantage of it? Numerous students around North admitted to taking advantage of using caffeine to help them power through something important such as a project or test, even a final. Sometimes these students are getting the right amount of sleep but are still drinking these drinks daily such as a Celsius or monster, and the classic coffee. In recent years, caffeine consumption has gained popularity among pre-teens and teens. The cause for such a drastic increase in caffeine consumption in students is because of the popularity and taste of these caffeinated drinks, people can get addicted to these drinks quickly and it can cause people to turn to social media and inadvertently advertise to people how enjoyable the drink is so that others are influenced to buy the products as well. The effects of caffeine can happen in as little as 30 minutes. Some short-term effects include: increased alertness, elevated heart rate, anxiety and jitters, insomnia, and gastrointestinal discomfort. Long term effects that can occur after consuming caffeine are dependence, caffeinism, potential health risks, and pregnancy risks for women. So, we asked Nashua North students about their experience with caffeine.

Question: Do you drink things with caffeine in it?

(Senior) Hayley Maurhoff: “Yes.”
(Junior) Ella Wharton: “So I don’t really drink caffeine everyday but i get why people do because waking up early can be a lot especially if you do a sport or have homework so you’re up late.”
(Junior) Faye Jones: “Yes! Very often.”
(Sophomore) Amisha Porwal: “Very occasionally.”
(Sophomore) Muhammad Ahmed: “Rarely.”
(Freshman) Ava Simone Durden: “Yes”
(Freshman) Michael Hathaway Rube: “Yes everyday.”
(Freshman) Elin Maffee: “I do!”

Question: Why do you drink those drinks?

Hayley Maurhoff: “They taste good and wake me up.”
Shylah LaRoche: “I have chronic migraines so it helps sometimes.”
Zeo Sullivan: “I mean a reason I drink it is for the taste and that's only some of the time.”
Ella Wharton: “I usually drink them only when I’m really tired so I can have energy for the day.”
Faye Jones: “So between band, school and my job I don't have much time to sleep so I drink monsters to wake me up.”
Amisha Porwal: “For my pleasure.”
Muhammad Ahmed: “Personal preference.”
Ava Simone Durden: “Cause they’re yummy.”
Michael Hathaway Rube: “They taste good and I also need the energy.”
Elin Maffee: “Cause they taste good.”

Question: Do you look at the caffeine amount in it?

Hayley Maurhoff: “Sometimes.”
Shylah LaRoche: “Sometimes, only after I drink a few of them.”
Zoe Sullivan: “No and even if I were to look, it would have to be online.”
Ella Wharton: “No.”
Faye Jones: “Sometimes.”
Amisha Porwal: “NO.”
Muhammad Ahmed: “Never.”
Ava Simone Durden: “No cause I make it at my house.”
Michael Hathaway Rube: “No never.”
Elin Maffee: “I do actually.”

Question: How fast do you drink it?

Hayley Maurhoff: “Really fast, I’m a consistent sipper.”
Shylah LaRoche: "Over the course of a day, on a bad day 3 or 4 hours, on a good day like an hour.”
Zoe Sullivan: “It probably takes me somewhere between 2-3 hours to drink 1.”
Ella Wharton: “It takes awhile because I don’t want to get a stomach ache.”
Faye Jones: “However fast I'm feeling at that time.”
Amisha Porwal: “5 hours, takes about 5-6 hours. They last me a long time.”
Muhammad Ahmed: “ I take my time. Sometimes I don't finish it.”
Ava Simone Durden: “Before the end of 1st block.”
Michael Hathaway Rube: “Like 20 minutes.”
Elin Maffee: “Lasts me half the day.”

Question: How many drinks do you drink in a given day?

Hayley Maurhoff: “Like 1 probably."
Shylah LaRoche: “So like upwards of 5. There was one time while I was working at Texas Road House. When I was on my break I went to Target and bought 5 to 6 monsters and they were gone by the end of my shift, all drunk by me really shocked I didn't have a heart attack.”
Zoe Sullivan: “I usually only drink one per day if at all.”
Ella Wharton: “I don't have them often but maybe once a week.”
Faye Jones: “Anything from 1 to 4.”
Amisha Porwal: “0 really.”
Muhammad Ahmed: “1pp.”
Ava Simone Durden: “I drink 1 every morning.”
Michael Hathaway Rube: “1 maybe 2.”
Elin Maffee: “If I drink any, one.”