That is not true, coffee and tea are not mind-altering. One does not get drunk on coffee and tea.
Of course, for some, they can become too fixated on them, and have difficulty functioning without them.
This gets into the coffee/tea CONTROLLING the person, which is unbiblical.
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit comforts and guides the believer, and helps them to resist temptation to sin.
But if some substance is controlling a person - then the Holy Spirit, which most certainly would overpower anything and everything, is definitely not indwelling. That is, out of concern for one’s salvation, if there is something controlling one’s life in that way, one needs to reflect on that and get right with God, such as the substance no longer will have control. The Bible tells us that we are to have assurance of our salvation and that we will see the effect of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
If one has not coffee/tea available, does one simply smile and shrug it off ? We ought to joyfully surrender our most treasured things and lay them at Christ’s feet.
I would call upon all who read this to read from the Word of God today.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ps+22&version=KJV
Yes, they are. Look it up. And you want to turn control of "mind altering" drugs over to a government that wants to regulate how much CO2 you can produce because it's a "pollutant".
Do you understand the concept of "unintended consequences"?
One gets hyperstimulated by them, like cocaine or meth - are those OK by you?
I get headaches if I don’t have caffeine, am I addicted and ungodly?