High Caffeine Intake Linked To Hallucination Proneness


	High Caffeine Intake Linked To Hallucination Proneness

splendidus

1-20-2009 7:33 AM

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too much caffeine, coffee, hallucination

splendidus says:

Phew! Another study, and I once again won't have to give up my two cups per day.

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