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>It's also not physically addictive (unlike alcohol or nicotine).

That's debatable and irrelevant anyway (coffee is addictive, should we ban it?).

debatable yes, but not irrelevant. if you want to stop taking your drug of choice, and you're spared from having to cope with physical withdrawal symptoms, then that's a big plus.

Can you support the coffee is addictive comment? I drink coffee daily but have no issues short of a headache if I stop and I don't drink it on the weekends.

You can start with wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine_addiction

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