I suspect the coca leaf extract added to Coca Cola is still addictive even if it doesn't get you high

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[–]Dr_Bukkake 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

It’s the sugar that leads to the addiction.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Sugar is definitely super addictive, but if you're a fan of Coke, nothing else replaces it, which makes me think it is something unique to Coca Cola. Otherwise any sugary drink would work for that Coke craving.

[–]Dr_Bukkake 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Well it’s the taste you prefer and it’s supply is abundant. If they removed Coke from the market you would just replace it with another drink.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Coke was removed from the market and it was an awful couple years. They replaced it with the awful New Coke.

Personally I rarely drink them these days, they're kinda pricey now. But that desire doesn't go away.

[–]AddledCorpse 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Be a man and stop drinking that poisonous shit dude. Yuck.

[–]jet199Instigatrix 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I think we don't have a great choice of non-alcoholic drinks in the west which aren't either acidic or super sweet.

There just isn't a great range of things to replace it.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Coke is extremely acidic. It's more acidic than most citrus-based drinks. However, it causes less dental erosion because citric acid binds more strongly to calcium than phosphoric acid does.

[–]chottohen 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

As long as we're getting addicted to something anyway, they should go ahead and put a feelable amount of coca in there.