Energy Drinks!!! Energy or alcoholism??

Energy drink sellers like Miller Brewing and Anheuser-Busch selling energy drinks containing huge amount of alcohol. Young and Adults both are addicted to such drinks. Parents are concerned about these "Energy Drinks". They cant control their children from drinking energy drinks and later becoming alcoholic.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), an alcohol-industry watchdog, is seeking a court injunction banning Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing Company from selling alcoholic energy drinks, contending that the products appeal to underage drinkers and lack government approval for their mix of ingredients.

The group will seek a permanent injunction to prevent the companies "from manufacturing and offering for sale any alcoholic beverage that contains caffeine, guarana, or any other stimulant, or taurine, ginseng, or any other ingredient that is not generally recognized as safe for use in alcoholic beverages," as well as prohibiting Anheuser-Busch and Miller from making claims about the energy-boosting attributes of the products or their ability to counteract the effects of alcohol. CSPI also said it plans to ask the courts to require the companies to disgorge all profits from the sales of these products, which would then be placed in a charitable fund.

Recent research has shown that mixing alcohol and energy drinks can make drinkers feel more alert, but does nothing to prevent intoxication. Researcher Mary Claire O'Brien and colleagues at Wake Forest University School of Medicine who surveyed students found that those who mixed alcohol and energy drinks tended to drink more heavily and have more drinking-related problems.

We all hope that CSPI will be successful.