Energy Drinks Investigation: 5-Hour Energy, Monster And PepsiCo's AMP Probed Over Marketing

Agree or disagree?? A tough decision as I know first hand the downside of these drinks, the damage they can cause ,,,BUT I was being stupid and other influences factored in so the blame is with myself and not the drinks,,,

THIS i have an issue with

But Jacobson notes the danger for the young consumers in particular, who may mistake energy drinks for soda and consume large quantities at once,,,U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has called on the FDA to investigate the energy drink industry after a 14-year-old girl died after drinking two large energy drinks in a short time.

As I work in the retail business, I cringe every time a young person (12-25) purchases one,,,my radar squawks even more when 2-3 are purchased at a time, especially on a Friday or Saturday night,,,

Thankfully I have a good rapport with the youngens,,,even tho I could probably lose my job if push came to shove,,,I remind them not to drink them too quickly and not to mix with alcohol,,,some look at me funny others ask why,,,that's when my 9" scar on the inside of my arm comes in handy,,,I tell them my story,,,how one week I was pounding down the booze, the pills and the energy drinks,,,how one morning for no apparent reason I went to bed and woke 4 hours later in the ER,,,how stupidity nearly destroyed my life

I tell them I'm not sure the drinks where the sole cause but they did contribute to my stupidity,,,,then I tell 'em I really do not want to attend another funeral,,,that usually gets the point across,,,tho I have to keep repeating myself every day that I work,,,

Energy Drinks Investigation: 5-Hour Energy, Monster And PepsiCo's AMP Probed Over Marketing