Caffeine is a drug like any other, and the gist of the article is true -- if you are a confirmed addict, you need it to be "normal".

But it is fairly benign as drugs go, and moderate use can be quite helpful.  A couple of cups in the morning can get you going a helluvalot faster, making better use of a time that is almost always frantic if you are juggling kids and a demanding job.

If you are sucking back double  lattés and Red Bull throughout the day, sure, the benefits will be quickly outweighed by the disadvantages.  But a nice jolt of kickapoo joy juice in the AM and abstinence after, say 10 AM, will  maximize the benefit and minimize the downside.

Besides......a good cuppa joe is darned tasty!