Health officials warn against abusing energy drinks

[Hemidakota]

EXCERPT: Caffeine has been described as the most widely used psychoactive drug in the world," Crouch said. "It's a stimulant and it also is a diuretic, which means it may result in further dehydration when used for fluid replacement for sports."

The beverages also are loaded with sugar and other substances that, combined with caffeine, can pose health risks when consumed excessively, including heart arrhythmias and seizures in the most serious cases, Crouch said.

(Comment HD: It is not Caffeine is the biggest abused drug but sugar remains the number one hit with consumers. Even our can tin vegies have form of sugar in it.")

LINK: Health officials warn against abusing energy drinks | Deseret News

Edited August 19, 2010 by Hemidakota

[Over43]

I have been wondering when "they'll" start cracking down on the various "energy drinks" that have flooded the market. I had a student who drank so many of those first thing in the morning he'd vomit before first hour.

[Blackmarch]

I have been wondering when "they'll" start cracking down on the various "energy drinks" that have flooded the market. I had a student who drank so many of those first thing in the morning he'd vomit before first hour.

considering alcohol is still rampant, and marijuana seems to be joining the ranks of ok drugs for recreational use in the near future, I doubt it will be any time soon if ever.

[ADoyle90815]

considering alcohol is still rampant, and marijuana seems to be joining the ranks of ok drugs for recreational use in the near future, I doubt it will be any time soon if ever.

That's true, considering that Prohibition didn't work, as it caused more problems than it was designed to solve.

[Backroads]

I drank an energy drink today...

I definitely see the health risks, though. That's a heck of a lot of caffeine. I tend to get them in emergency situations where I just cannot wake up.

[Vort]

That's true, considering that Prohibition didn't work, as it caused more problems than it was designed to solve.

This is common wisdom, and is wrong. Violent crimes and alcoholism were both way down during Prohibition, except for gang-related violence. The 1920s and 1930s were a terrible time for organized crime in the US; most police forces were corrupt, and graft was openly practiced in many (perhaps most) places. You may argue that Prohibition contributed to this, but that is not an easy argument to make.

The common wisdom for the last 70 years has been that Prohibition was a failure. This is false, however. The economic devastation of the Great Depression coupled with the heavy influence of Italian gangs may have masked what might otherwise have been the best social environment of the 20th century. Certainly, no one can argue with a straight face that alcohol has been a net positive for America in the last hundred years.

[Blackmarch]

That's true, considering that Prohibition didn't work, as it caused more problems than it was designed to solve.

I don't know. I'd imagine that statistic would vary considerably from state to state.

Its still being practiced more or less in alaska... just because most of the tribes there that enforce a similar law have seen how devastating alcohol is to their communities.