Reading this article in the Globe and Mail about how teens are becoming addicted to coffee reminds me of this funny video by LisaNova. I started drinking Vanilla lattes from Starbucks earlier this year and love it. I also drink tons of Lady Grey tea each day. I guess these teens are preparing earlier for life as a university student.

But along with countless other youngsters, Tali and her friend Melissa Florence rely on coffee to perk them up. Tali drinks it black at home but usually buys Java Chip Frappuccinos at Starbucks with her $10 weekly coffee allowance. Melissa, also 14, likes “anything mocha”.

On a recent chilly morning, they and hordes of other teens — mostly girls — dashed into a Starbucks in midtown Toronto for their daily fix before heading to class balancing coffee cups, cellphones and backpacks. In the afternoon, several lingered over lattes while catching up with friends or doing homework.

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