Why Mixing Alcohol And Caffeine Is So Bad
It’s becoming more common in the bar scene to mix alcohol with energy drinks and other caffeinated beverages. Tara explains all of the reasons why this can be extremely bad for you.
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The subjective physiological, psychological, and behavioral risk-taking consequences of alcohol and energy drink co-ingestion
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22897756
“The increasingly popular practice among adolescents and young adults of consuming alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmED) has raised concern regarding potential increases in maladaptive drinking practices, negative psychological and physiological intoxication side effects, and risky behavioral outcomes.”
Caffeinated Cocktails: Get Wired, Get Drunk, Get Injured
http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/obrien.pdf
“The consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks is popular on college campuses in the US.”
Energy Drinks and Alcohol: Links to Alcohol Behaviors and Consequences Across 56 Days
http://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(13)00511-9/abstract
“Adding energy drink use to a given day with alcohol use was associated with an increase in number of alcoholic drinks, a trend toward more hours spent drinking, elevated estimated blood alcohol content (eBAC), a greater likelihood of subjective intoxication, and more negative consequences of drinking that day.”
Effects of energy drinks mixed with alcohol on information processing, motor coordination and subjective reports of intoxication
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3288788/
“The consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmED) has become a popular and controversial practice among young people.”
Use of alcohol mixed with energy drinks as predictor of alcohol-related consequences two years later
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25208192
“After we controlled for demographic indicators and heavy episodic drinking, AmED use was a consistent predictor of negative alcohol-related outcomes 2 years later.”
Event-level analyses of energy drink consumption and alcohol intoxication in bar patrons
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19954894
“Results from logistic regression models revealed that patrons who had consumed alcohol mixed with energy drinks were at a 3-fold increased risk of leaving a bar highly intoxicated, as well as a 4-fold increased risk of intending to drive upon leaving the bar district, compared to other drinking patrons who did not consume alcoholic beverages mixed with energy drinks.”
Artificial Sweeteners, Caffeine, and Alcohol Intoxication in Bar Patrons
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01534.x/abstract;jsessionid=14C5A17C86E39EE333B3E1167C8942D6.f03t04
“Caffeinated alcohol mixers were consumed by 33.9% of the patrons. Cola-caffeinated mixed drinks were much more popular than those mixed with energy drinks.”
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