Comments on: Energy Drinks: The New Gateway Drug?

By: Allen A

Allen A — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:06:29 +0000

The people who categorize caffeine ass a DRUG are the people that make Energy drinks a gateway drug.

Connecting Energy drinks with drugs, makes people think drugs are less dangerous, not that caffeine is more dangerous. Putting caffeine in a category of its own would remove it as a gateway drug.

By: day

day — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:01:49 +0000

This is stupid and whoever wrote this needs to go back to school.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:59:41 +0000

Whats the difference with energy drinks and soda??????

None.

By: Hello

Hello — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:56:59 +0000

This article is crap

By: Mynor

Mynor — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:26:25 +0000

I agree with this 100 percent

By: God

God — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:08:41 +0000

This is funny.

By: apple

apple — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:06:24 +0000

People are crazy. Energy drinks are no way a “gateway” to any drugs. Pure nonsense.

By: Bri

Bri — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:53:16 +0000

READ THIS. I DARE YOU.
I don’t believe that energy drinks are equivalent to soda, nor do I believe that they should be considered “gate-way drugs”.
What I do believe is that there could, more like SHOULD be regulations such as a set ratio of milligrams of caffeine per liter of liquid. This is mostly becuase the number of heart attacks caused by caffeine has SCIENTIFICALLY been found to have increased in young patients. (see: http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/04/29/red-bull-gives-you-wings-gives-your-kids-heart-attacks/ ) These studies aren’t a bunch of BS, they are created by people who have gone to school/college for a frickin lot longer than I bet everyone else who has posted on this subject and they know a thing or two about how to conduct a study that is accurate. Thus, I disagree that 795 students isn’t enough to draw a conclusion from a study. I’ve read several studies that were published with less than 50 participants and the conclusions were not deemed unscientific or lacking evidence.
Also, and this is mostly talking to commenters, just because there are worse things out there doesn’t mean that drinking energy drinks can be considered GOOD for you. It’s just not AS BAD as weed/cocaine/alcohol/etc.
Everyone needs to set their own limits on what “bad” things they are going or are not going to do. And you need to stick to them. Be smart, figure out for yourself what these energy drinks do to you cuz I sure as hell don’t want you doing stuff or not doing stuff JUST becuase someone told you to (except for parents/those in positions of authority over you). That doesn’t mean you should ignore everything others tell you, it means that you have to be smart enough to know when you don’t know, and humble enough to admit it and perhaps take some advice from other people than yourself for a change.

By: andrew

andrew — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:48:22 +0000

i know first hand caffine is addictive, im an addict myself, but i think it keeps kids off drugs. my friend was trying 2 quit weed and booze, so i showed him energy drinks. now the only drug in his system is caffine,a hell of allot(same 4 me XD) but it keeps kids kleen. and many kids use them as anti-drugs. honestly ,would u rather seee ur kid with a red bull or a bong??

By: sgfbak

sgfbak — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:10:12 +0000

well i think this is retarted im 13 and i drink moster along with other energy drinks and i have no problem in fact theres no change at all i drink them because they tast good. every one acts as if its a drug but its not for example i drank one during school lunch the other day and my teacher picks it up talks to another teacher points to a drug free sign and then gives it back thats just stupid if caffeine is a drug then why are they just upset about energy drinks you can get just as hyped up by drinking soda or coffie and theres also candy pluse it should be the parents resposability to tell the kid no if they dont whant them to drink it