Resources
Warning/Educational Posters
It is possible to help raise awareness about AEDs in your community. Here are warning posters that may be printed out and posted in places where AEDs are sold or used as educational tools for parents and caregivers:
News Article Archive
AEDs are starting to receive more attention. Recent news articles point out the health risks and regulatory issues of AEDs.
- The Washington Post (10-26-10) “Four Loko and other high-alcohol energy drinks raise concerns after Washington case” (Click Here)
- MSNBC (10-26-10) “Four Loko sickened students, not rape drugs” (Click Here)
- ABC News (10-26-10) “Four Loko Company Defends Caffeinated Booze After Washington Students Sickened at Party ” (Click Here)
- Washington State Office of the Attorney General (10-25-10) “Alcoholic Energy Drinks, Not Date-Rape Drugs, Linked to Roslyn Party Hospitalizations” (Click Here)
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (10-19-10) “Caffeinated alcohol drinks getting closer look by FDA” (Click Here)
- CBS New York (10-15-10) “Ramapo College Bans Alcoholic Energy Drink” (Click Here)
- CBS 21 (10-12-10) “Alcoholic energy drink sending people to hospital” (Click Here)
- Lancaster New Era (10-6-10) “Physicians warn of alcohol-energy drink” (Click Here)
- Yale Daily News (10-1-10) “Is Yale ready FOURLOKO” (Click Here)
- The Miscellany News (9-29-10) “Rise in EMS calls leads to concern over student drinking habits” (Click Here)
- The Miami Hurricane (9-22-10) “Four Loko a cheap but potentially harmful buzz” (Click Here)
- The Villanovan (9-16-10) “Four Loko deemed ‘liquid cocaine’” (Click Here)
- CADCA (8-14-10) “U.S. Senators Tell FDA Alcoholic Energy Drinks Unsafe” (Click Here)
- The Gainesville Sun (8-13-10)"Alcohol-energy drink craze fueling concern among experts" Click Here
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (7-20-10) "Fact Sheet on AEDs" Click Here
- CBS News (6-17-10) “Four Loko: Is New Party Brew "Liquid Cocaine?"” (Click Here)
- The Stir (6-17-10) “Four Loko Energy & Alcohol Drink: Popular With Teens” (Click Here)
- WABC-TV (5-28-10) “Energy drink or alcohol?” (Click Here)
- The Virginian-Pilot (4-25-10) "How are these different? Three have alcohol, one doesn't" Read Full Article
- Thousand Oaks Acorn (1-7-10) “Sales of energy drinks to come with warning signs in Thousand Oaks” (Click Here)
- Ventura County Reporter (12-10-09) “Caffeine and alcohol don’t mix” (Click Here)
- Washington Post (12-2-09) “FDA issues a wake up call about additives” (Click Here)
- NYT (11-13-2009) “FDA Says it May Ban Alcoholic Energy Drinks with Caffeine” (Click Here)
- FDA News Release (11-13-2009) “FDA to Look Into Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages: Agency Sends Letters to Nearly 30 Manufacturers” (Click Here)
- Wall Street Journal (8-3-09) “Buzz Kill? Critics Target Alcohol-Caffeine Drinks” (Click Here)
- Wall Street Journal (12-19-08) “MillerCoors Will Revamp Sparks” (Click Here)
- Time Magazine (5-30-08) “Alcoholic Energy Drinks: A Risky Mix” (Click Here)
- Time Magazine (7-17-08) “This Ain’t No Wine Cooler” (Click Here)
- The Palm Beach Post (5-21-08) “Teen’s death spotlights risk of mixing energy drinks, booze” (Click Here)
Resolutions
The following organizations and associations have passed resolutions addressing the health and safety risks of AEDs:
- American Medical Association (calling for a ban of AEDs) (Click Here)
- National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (calling for manufacturers to limit production of AEDs and to discourage consumption of alcohol products in combination with energy drinks) (Click Here)
- National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (calling for a ban of AEDs) (Click Here)
- National Parent Teacher Association (calling for health and safety warning labels on AEDs) (Click Here)
Ordinances/Statutes
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Thousand Oaks, California passed an ordinance mandating that stores post warning signs where AEDs are sold. (Click Here)
Frequently Asked Questions
Source Citations
- Ferreira, S. E., de Mello, M. T., Pompeia, S., & de Souza-Formigoni, M. L. (2006). Effects of energy drink ingestion on alcohol intoxication. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 30(4), 598-605. [Link to Journal Abstract]
- Ferreira SE, Mello MT, Souza-Formigoni MLO (2004). Can energy drinks affect the effects of alcoholic beverages? A study with users. Rev Assoc Med Bras 50:48–51. [Link to Journal Abstract]
- Fillmore, K. M., Roach, E. L., & Rice, J. T. (2002). Does caffeine counteract alcohol-induced impairment? The ironic effects of expectancy. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 63, 745-754. [Link to journal abstract]
- Gulick, D. & Gould, T. (2009). Effects of ethanol and caffeine on behavior in C57BL/6 mice in the plus-maze discriminative avoidance task. Behavioral Neuroscience 123: 1271-1278. (Click Here)
- Reissig, C. J., Strain, E. C., & Griffiths, R. R. (2009). Caffeinated energy drinks-A growing problem. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 99(1-3), 1-10. [Link to Journal Abstract]
- Simon, M., & Mosher, J. (2007). Alcohol, energy drinks, and youth: A dangerous mix. San Rafael, CA: Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems. [Link to Report]
- Wiklund, U., Karlsson, M., Ostrom, M., & Messner, T. (2009). Influence of energy drinks and alcohol on post-exercise heart rate recovery and heart rate variability. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 29(1), 74-80. [Link to journal abstract]