The mother of a seven-year-old boy with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) believes coffee can control the symptoms of the disorder and has begun "prescribing" the drink to treat him. After noticing what she described as symptoms of hyperactivity in her son, Christie Haskel found information on the Internet that encouraged the use of caffeine over drugs such as Ritalin to treat ADHD. Though Haskel reports her son's behavior has approved with the consumption of coffee, experts warn...
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