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CAFFEINE

and more of it to get the same effect. When some people try to
stop using caffeine, they may suffer from headache, fatigue,
and depression, though these symptoms can be controlled
by gradually reducing the amount of caffeine consumed.
Either way, withdrawal symptoms end after about a week.

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Cherniske, Stephen. Caffeine Blues: Wake Up to the Hidden Dangers
of America’s #1 Drug. New York: Warner Books, 1998.
Kluger, Jeffrey. ‘‘The Buzz on Caffeine.’’ Time (December 20,
2004): 52.
Weinberg, Alan Bennet, and Bonnie K. Bealer. The World of
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Drug. New York: Routledge, 2002.

See Also Carbon Dioxide; Theobromine

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