ENERGY DRINKS

Ren in Alcohol Abuse
August 4, 2021

Alcoholic Energy Drinks – The Rise and Fall of a Dangerous Substance Marketed to Young People

What are alcoholic energy drinks? And why were they banned? Are they still banned?

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Ren in Alcohol
January 6, 2020

Caffeinated Alcohol – A Liquid Mixture of Trouble and Risk

Caffeine and alcohol. That’s not a combination we would typically think of. But there was a time when one could purchase caffeinated alcoholic beverages. That was until 2010 when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration determined that such drinks were unsafe for human consumption.

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Sue Birkenshaw in Drug Addiction
April 7, 2015

Should Energy Drinks Be Considered the New Gateway Drug?

There is no specific path by which all individuals enter into drug use. Yet according to the Journal of Addiction Medicine, teenagers who consumed energy drinks were two to three times more likely to try alcohol, tobacco and marijuana products compared to teenagers who did not consume energy drinks.

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Sue Birkenshaw in Narconon
February 5, 2013

Drug Abuse Warning Network Warns About Energy Drinks

High-caffeine energy drinks such as Monster and Red Bull are coming under the magnifying glass of public scrutiny as questions are being raised concerning their safety in the wake of a recent rash of emergency room visits involving people who had been consuming them.

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