We now have the data for 2007 and 2008 displayed. Why not see if your favorite made the list!

We often get comments or emails asking where “drink x” can be found or where “drink y” can be found for a bargain. Let’s face it, energy fiends need all the deals they can get as they seek to fuel their addiction.

The problem with comments is that they are all over the show and most people would miss them. So props to Alex who wrote in and suggested this new feature. Now you the consumer can not only find cheap or rare energy drinks, but you can help your fellow man by sharing your cheap energy drink tips.

This wikimap is easy to edit and examples are included so what are you waiting for? Go on, start posting energy drink deals!

Hey, since this is a wikimap, we can’t guarantee that all postings are accurate, but we will rely on you, the community, to monitor its accuracy and to delete anything that looks like kids playing around or SPAM.

This video is a little on the corny side, but funny and creative none-the-less.

Drink More Coffee- By Bill Dyszel

A reader has requested that we help her out with a research project. You can read about the study below and if you have a few minutes follow the link to complete the on-line survey.

Feel free to post your comments on the topic below if you want.

Research Study on the Relationship Between Caffeine, Self-Injury, and Family-of-Origin Relationships

This study has been approved by the International Review Board at Alliant International University and is being conducted by Dr. Steven Jella and Cassandra Curtis

Anxiety and physical and emotional abuse have been shown to be prevalent among people who self-injure (including skin-picking and hair-pulling). People who self-injure are often found to have higher rates of anxiety than those who do not and research has shown that most people who self-injure have a diagnosable anxiety disorder. Research has also reported that people who self-injure have reported higher rates of physical and emotional abuse in childhood than those who do not.

Research on stressful early parent-child relationships has demonstrated increased sensitivity to anxiety in adulthood by way of altered dopaminergic and serotonergic systems, which are two neurological systems that caffeine acts upon. The study below aims to examine the relationships between caffeine, self-injury, and early family dynamics.

By participating in the study you may help contribute to society gaining a more holistic perspective of self-injury and in helping to develop more comprehensive treatment modalities for people dealing with self-injurious behavior.

Please click here to access the survey. All responses will be kept anonymous and confidential.  Thank you for participating.

Update: 11/18/09 The study is now complete and the results will be posted soon.

Here’s the subject: the energy drink market has proliferated so extensively that it’s become imperative to create boundaries for our definitions of an “energy drink”.

For example, consider these three types of products which all exist: flavored water with ginseng and gingko biloba, a vitamin-enriched smoothie with extra B-vitamins, and a soda with extra caffeine.

Can we call any of these energy drinks?  What if that flavored water packed in some taurine and guarana?  No?  What if the B-vitamins in that smoothie offered over 3,000% of your daily value?  What if the caffeine in the soda is over 100mg?

If we can get enough responses from readers, it just may be possible to establish a definition that we can all follow!  For me, the drink must either explicitly mention an ability to boost your energy, or directly use the word, “energy.”

So, readers, where do you draw the line?

Written by Dusty Smith

1. Cold Fusion
2. Nightwalker
3. Hyperdrive
4. Renegade
5. Rebirth
6. Bio-fuel
7. Brain buzz
8. Afterburner
9. Counter Agent
10. Vigilante “Fatigue’s Worst Enemy”

Congratulations to Ann who had the number one new energy drink name “Cold Fusion”!

However, we had three that win the most disgusting drink name award and you get nothing! LOL.

1. Love Handle
2. Near Crack
3. Man Sauce

Any drink that could allude to parts of a man’s anatomy should be avoided!

What does this mean for you energy fiends?

Well, they have offered to give one of our readers $100.00 worth of free gear which includes;

• 1 – 12-pack of the new No Fear Bloodshot Energy Drink
• 2 – No Fear Hoodies
• 2 – No Fear T-shirts (one of each style)
• 1 – No Fear Bloodshot Hat
• 1 – Lamb of God’s latest CD “Wrath” released Feb. 24
• 1 – Sticky Bumps Surf Wax

Pretty sweet deal, so here’s what you have to do to win. Use your creative juices and come up with the best name for a new energy drink. A few simple guidelines; It has to be unused (google your idea please!), creative, and keep it clean folks. Enter by leaving a comment with the name of your new drink. The contest will run for 5 days and will end at midnight on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Be sure to leave a correct email so we can contact you if you’re the winner.

Be sure to check out No Fear’s Contest as well, where you could win a Hawaiian surf getaway, a trip to an MMA or motocross event, or a trip to a stop on the No Fear Energy tour, among other cool prizes.

Next week we’ll post the winner’s drink name as well as the top ten entries. Good Luck!

Unfortunately for us, JD can’t contribute anymore so we are in need of a new drink reviewer.

So, if you love energy drinks,  caffeine in general, and have a general nack for writing you might be able to help us out. Here’s what you get in return. Lots of free new products to try! In fact JD even had some left over to share with his friends.

You would also get exposure as a writer and if you wish to pursue this further in the future, your work on energy fiend will be a good reference of what you’ve done.

Here are the qualifications.

You must be at least 18 years old, live in the USA or Canada, and possess good writing skills with time on your hands to write at least one review a week when the products start rolling in.

Here’s how you apply.

Send us a sample review of an energy drink of your choice. Your work must be original, 300 words or less, correct in grammar/spelling, and interesting to read. Email your sample to tips@energyfiend.com. We will review all the submissions we recieve until 1/10/09 and then make our decision.

So why not install it on your Myspace page and invite your friends to do the same.

Don’t forget to add energyfiend as well!

Now you can have the calculator on your Facebook page as we have just launched our official Death By Caffeine Facebook Application. You can keep your friends updated on the drink that is currently sending you to an early grave.

Don’t forget to invite all your friends on Facebook to install the app. so that you can save them from an accidental overdose of their favorite energy drink.

For all you Myspace users, we are just working the bugs out of the application there, but it should be ready soon.