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Re:Are you a programmer with chronic headaches? If so please... by ordinary on Monday October 03, 2011 @06:48AM (#3065773)
> It was my understanding that it is included because many people taking headache pills don't actually realize that they are caffeine addicts and don't recognize the withdrawal symptoms for what they are.

If true, I would find that rather disturbing.

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Re:Are you a programmer with chronic headaches? If so please... by sneak on Monday October 03, 2011 @05:34PM (#3068188)
Many things about the OTC drug market in America are rather disturbing. 26k people per year are hospitalized from acetaminophen poisoning, and about two die every day. It's the scumminess of the pharma industry, with less adult supervision.
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