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What everyone loves is a very awake, agitated drunk. The combative mix of Red Bull and vodka has always helped in that arena. Who doesn’t love the incoherent thinking of a drunk mixed with the aggressive, paranoid behavior of someone who has had too much coffee?

According to the SF Gate: The legislation by Assemblyman Jim Beall, D-San Jose, is aimed specifically at curbing the production of malt beverages that include stimulants, which have become increasingly popular with college students and other young drinkers.

Budweiser is already planning to roll out out BE beer which contains caffeine, guarana and ginsing. Now, those who choose to get drunk on beer can now do it wide awake while experiencing caffeine-induced heart palpitations. Isn’t it our American right to get f-ed up and stay awake through the whole process. I’ve often gone home from a club long after being fully coherent, but now “The Man” wants to take away all my fun. Why can’t I be in the middle of a blackout and still enjoy the fun of babbling utter nonsense?

Michael Scippa, a spokesman with the Marin Institute, an alcohol industry watchdog group, said the drinks have only become more dangerous since companies began adding stimulants such as caffeine and guarana.

Scippa noted that many of these products come in 23-ounce cans that contain the equivalent of five to eight cups of coffee, are 12 percent alcohol and are sold for $1.99. A regular energy drink, by contrast, can cost $2.99, he said.

All I wonder is if they could add more addictive vices into one beverage can. If they could only include nicotine, heroin, and prostitutes then they would have the triple-crown of addiction beverages.

Anyone who knows me, knows how deep my passion for coffee runs. Personally I have never consumed an energy drink in my life. So the popularity of them had me wondering if I enjoy my coffee for the smell of freshly brewed coffee, the taste or the benefit of the caffine. Oh forget it, it is the whole experience. That is a topic for another blog another day.

What has society has come to when their moods and alertness can be altered with simply popping open a can? Whether you are for or against energy drinks or the non-energy calmness drinks, please post your thoughts in response to this blog.

Slow DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWNNNNNN
Energy drinks might be all the rage, but not everyone wants an instant pick me up; or rather, there are just some people that shouldn’t have one. With this in mind, a new company has created the anti-energy drink to help tone down the hyperactive.

Slow Cow http://www.slowcowdrink.com is the exact opposite of the energy drinks that cause hyperactivity, anxiety and the jitters. The anti-energy drink contains ingredients like theanine, chamomile, valerian, passiflora and other ingredients known for their calming effects. Slow Cow promises to help people de-stress and relax, while increasing mental awareness at the same time.

And yes it’s true; the Canadian company is taking a dig at their top energy drink competitor with their creative name!
Link: http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip163632#clip163632

Up Up and Away…..
About 500-plus new energy drinks launched worldwide in 2006, pushing every envelope in an effort to rake in dollars from teenagers. The $3.4 billion-a-year industry that grew by 80 percent last year, according to The Associated Press. Approximately 31 percent of U.S. teens — or 7.6 million — drank energy beverages last year, a jump of almost 3 million in three years.

“I don’t think this is a good thing,” said Dr. Naveed Siddique as he looked over energy drink statistics. “Side effects of too much caffeine can be upset stomach, jitters, being nervous.”

According to Siddique, the normal daily caffeine intake for teenagers can safely range around 200 milligrams. One 16-ounce can of Rockstar contains 150 milligrams of caffeine; one same-size can of Monster contains 140 milligrams; and rounding out the charts is Cocaine Energy Drink, slamming 280 milligrams of caffeine into 8.4 ounces — at nearly half the volume of Rockstar and most other energy drinks.