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Caffeine addiction? Caffeine for youth? Time to act!
Author(s) -
Budney Alan J.,
Emond Jennifer A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1111/add.12594
Subject(s) - caffeine , addiction , consumables , action (physics) , medicine , pharmacology , psychology , psychiatry , business , marketing , physics , quantum mechanics
While data accumulate and discussion evolves on the clinical importance of caffeine addiction and its classification, the growing practices of (i) adding increasing amounts of caffeine to drinks and other consumables, (ii) promoting these as performance enhancers and (iii) targeting youth as the consumer raise concerns that require immediate action.