Cornelius and Soul Train's syndicator targeted 24 markets outside of Chicago to carry the show, but stations in only eight other citiesâAtlanta, Birmingham, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and San Franciscoâpurchased the program, which began airing on a weekly basis on October 2, 1971.
While not as addictive as some street drugs, caffeine pills can become habit forming because they are stimulants, provide energy and, in some cases, may alter moods. Because of the adverse side effects, most caffeine or energy pills display warning labels to the consumer.
Caffeine is classified by the Food and Drug Administration as âgenerally recognized as safeâ (GRAS). Toxic doses are usually considered anything over 10 grams per day for an adult. To put that into context, one cup of coffee contains 80â175 milligrams of caffeine depending on the bean and preparation method. So someone would need to have roughly 50â100 ordinary cups of coffee to reach a lethal dose and have a true caffeine overdose.