Caffeine: The Most Popular Stimulant (Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Drugs. Series 1) (Library Binding)

~ (Author), Solomon H. Snyder (Editor)

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Examines the nature and effects, both harmful and beneficial, of the use and abuse of this popular stimulant.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Library Binding: 154 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications; Updated edition (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877547564
• ISBN-13: 978-0877547563
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,273,339 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Recognizes that caffeine is a weak drug, November 4, 1998

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This book provides a good look at the well known alerting agent, caffeine, which is a weak drug. There are other books which more closely look at the role of caffeine on paying attention, perhaps the most famous book being How to Cure Hyperactivity (ADHD)(1981) by Dr. Anita Uhl Brothers, M.D., of Berkeley, California and C. Thomas Wild which reports that caffeine compounds can temporarily reduce distractibility and increase attention span for a small subgroup of those with Attention Deficit Disorder, working better and with less side effects than Ritalin.