Comments on: Energy Drinks: The New Gateway Drug? http://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drinks-the-new-gateway-drug The world's largest database of caffeine amounts, caffeine positives and negatives, energy drink pros, cons, and reviews.. Tue, 22 May 2012 15:23:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jhttp://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drinks-the-new-gateway-drug/comment-page-2#comment-190676 J Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:29:20 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/?p=875#comment-190676 Caffeine is technically a drug, so is ginsing and gurana which are all in energy drinks. There is no proof that monster, or red bull will lead to smoking pot, eating shrooms, or snorting coke. Saying that is like saying people who drink alot of water are going to drown someday. Energy drinks are to give you energy, if you make them illegal people are going to move to something harder like cocaine. Which is still ilegal and is still used, so making something illegal is not going to help. Caffeine is technically a drug, so is ginsing and gurana which are all in energy drinks. There is no proof that monster, or red bull will lead to smoking pot, eating shrooms, or snorting coke. Saying that is like saying people who drink alot of water are going to drown someday. Energy drinks are to give you energy, if you make them illegal people are going to move to something harder like cocaine. Which is still ilegal and is still used, so making something illegal is not going to help.

]]> By: Allen Ahttp://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drinks-the-new-gateway-drug/comment-page-2#comment-180635 Allen A Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:06:29 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/?p=875#comment-180635 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. 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: dayhttp://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drinks-the-new-gateway-drug/comment-page-2#comment-159855 day Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:01:49 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/?p=875#comment-159855 This is stupid and whoever wrote this needs to go back to school. This is stupid and whoever wrote this needs to go back to school.

]]> By: Justinhttp://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drinks-the-new-gateway-drug/comment-page-2#comment-159854 Justin Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:59:41 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/?p=875#comment-159854 Whats the difference with energy drinks and soda??????None. Whats the difference with energy drinks and soda??????

None.

]]> By: Hellohttp://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drinks-the-new-gateway-drug/comment-page-1#comment-159853 Hello Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:56:59 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/?p=875#comment-159853 This article is crap This article is crap

]]> By: Mynorhttp://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drinks-the-new-gateway-drug/comment-page-1#comment-159852 Mynor Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:26:25 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/?p=875#comment-159852 I agree with this 100 percent I agree with this 100 percent

]]> By: Godhttp://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drinks-the-new-gateway-drug/comment-page-1#comment-159850 God Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:08:41 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/?p=875#comment-159850 This is funny. This is funny.

]]> By: applehttp://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drinks-the-new-gateway-drug/comment-page-1#comment-159849 apple Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:06:24 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/?p=875#comment-159849 People are crazy. Energy drinks are no way a "gateway" to any drugs. Pure nonsense. People are crazy. Energy drinks are no way a “gateway” to any drugs. Pure nonsense.

]]> By: Brihttp://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drinks-the-new-gateway-drug/comment-page-1#comment-152647 Bri Tue, 05 May 2009 01:53:16 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/?p=875#comment-152647 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. 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: andrewhttp://www.energyfiend.com/energy-drinks-the-new-gateway-drug/comment-page-1#comment-151956 andrew Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:48:22 +0000 http://www.energyfiend.com/?p=875#comment-151956 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?? 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??

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