jonescarp.aka.dale.Jan_2007 Caffeine is addictive though, is it not? I've read where some experts would put it in the same class as nicotine. Not cigarettes, mind you. Nicotine. And no, you didn't answer. I asked you many more questions than that. Drinking coffee is socially acceptable. It's OK to be addicted to caffeine. Nicotine, on its own, is not as harmful as it's made out to be.