Why Are Caffeinated Alcoholic Energy Drinks Dangerous?
Party beverages that go by “blackout in a can” and other monikers may soon be banned from store shelves in some U.S. states, thanks to a number of incidents that have left drinkers unconscious and with dangerously high blood alcohol levels. [More]
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Four Loko is not the problem
THE GROWING awareness of the beverage Four Loko has been causing a ruckus among colleges (” Colleges sound warning on Four Loko ,” Metro, Nov. 2). What adult would not be upset knowing their children or students were using such a product? This brew has recently been introduced to college students, and they have found it to be a cheap …
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Schumer: Ban caffeinated alcohol drinks
ALBANY — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday called on the state Liquor Authority to ban caffeinated alcoholic drinks in New York, saying the state has the ability to clamp down on a product that is purposely geared to minors.
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