Energy drinks laced with alcohol found harmful
Craig Gould
Issue date: 10/8/07 Section: Features
But not all West Chester students enjoy these drinks.
"I don't like the way they make my chest feel," third-year student Jimmy Gardiner said. "They actually feel like they hurt me."
"I don't like liquor all that much. I can't control myself with it," fourth-year student Scott Hubbard said. "I just go crazy. I stick to beer."
The rise of popularity of these drinks has caused many attorney generals from states across the country to focus their attention on them.
At least 29 states have joined together to speak out about the dangers of the drinks and the negative impact the products can have on youths, some of whom are not legally old enough to drink the products.
The group of attorney generals have contacted the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau about the misleading advertising of these drinks, mostly the enhanced stamina and energy aspects which these drinks proclaim. Ginseng and taurine are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
"The ingredients aren't regulated by the FDA, and none of them have really been proven to be effective as far as what they're claiming," Wirshing said. "They're just putting them in these drinks and claiming things one after another."
The dangers of consuming these drinks are obvious. Bars, restaurants, parents and the manufacturers themselves need to do a better job displaying and educating this younger generation of alcohol drinkers about the hazards of mixing this potential deadly combination.
Craig Gould is a fourth-year student majoring in communication studies with a minor in journalism. He can be reached at CG576796@wcupa.edu.
"I don't like the way they make my chest feel," third-year student Jimmy Gardiner said. "They actually feel like they hurt me."
"I don't like liquor all that much. I can't control myself with it," fourth-year student Scott Hubbard said. "I just go crazy. I stick to beer."
The rise of popularity of these drinks has caused many attorney generals from states across the country to focus their attention on them.
At least 29 states have joined together to speak out about the dangers of the drinks and the negative impact the products can have on youths, some of whom are not legally old enough to drink the products.
The group of attorney generals have contacted the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau about the misleading advertising of these drinks, mostly the enhanced stamina and energy aspects which these drinks proclaim. Ginseng and taurine are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
"The ingredients aren't regulated by the FDA, and none of them have really been proven to be effective as far as what they're claiming," Wirshing said. "They're just putting them in these drinks and claiming things one after another."
The dangers of consuming these drinks are obvious. Bars, restaurants, parents and the manufacturers themselves need to do a better job displaying and educating this younger generation of alcohol drinkers about the hazards of mixing this potential deadly combination.
Craig Gould is a fourth-year student majoring in communication studies with a minor in journalism. He can be reached at CG576796@wcupa.edu.
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JM
posted 10/23/07 @ 11:47 AM EST
"The dangers of consuming these drinks are obvious" says the article. But no medical studies are quoted. No evidence is given. A nutritionist gives his opinion. (Continued…)
darkest-X-destiny
Carmelita Monyata Foxx
posted 6/01/08 @ 5:12 AM EST
of course any alchol drink is going to be harmful to anyone,
any young adult has the choice in whether or not they intake these chemicals, the high level of caffeine and other toxins in Red Bull alone is enough to make anyone "jittery," but when combining a depressant to the drink is asking for trouble. (Continued…)
Cliffside Malibu
posted 7/09/08 @ 7:21 AM EST
Oh my God, they are insane! I remember I read somewhere that energizers combined with alcohol is more or less like poison! So start choosing what is good for you. (Continued…)
CBROOK
posted 10/20/09 @ 9:31 AM EST
I think that Nolan guy sounds like a DOUCHE ASS PUSSIIIIIIIIII!
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