“A scientific review that appears in this month’s edition of the journal Psychopharmacology reports that half of all adults experience drug-withdrawal symptoms when their coffee or soft drink supply is cut off. The researchers came to this conclusion after pouring over more than 60 studies of caffeine withdrawal conducted over the last 170 years. And 13% of those who part company with caffeine become such a physical mess that they can’t work or socialize…”

—USA Today, 9/30/04