Alcohol Plus Energy Drinks Pose Public Health Risk

According to one new study which assesses the impact of an increasing trend amongst young adults, combining alcohol with energy drinks is more life threatening than merely consuming alcohol alone. According to the lead author of the study, they discovered that college students usually drank more heavily and became more intoxicated upon days they consumed both alcohol and energy drinks as compared with days they just consumed alcohol. The study results imply the use of alcohol and energy drinks together might cause heavier drinking and more severe alcohol-associated issues.

According to scientists, the public health implications involve not just physical threats to individuals from alcohol poisoning and blacking out, for instance, yet additionally exposing the public to harmful situations where young adults might be ‘wide awake drunk’ following an evening of partying. You can read more on the study here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131202162158.htm