People who drink alcohol-energy combos may be more likely to take risks. HealthDay (4/15, Salamon) reported that combining the caffeine of energy drinks with "alcohol is riskier than drinking alcohol alone," according to a study published online in advance of the July 2011 print issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. The scientists randomly divided "56 college students between the ages of 21 and 33 into four groups" to receive either an "alcoholic beverage, an energy drink, a mixed drink with both ingredients, or a placebo." Although all of the students who drank alcohol "showed impaired impulse control," those who drank the alcoholic energy drink "perceived themselves to be less impaired" -- a perception, which the study authors said, could "make them more likely to take risks such as driving while intoxicated." The study was also covered by MedPage Today (4/15, Bankhead) and WebMD (4/15, Doheny).
Monday, April 18, 2011
Alcohol and Energy Drinks
People who drink alcohol-energy combos may be more likely to take risks. HealthDay (4/15, Salamon) reported that combining the caffeine of energy drinks with "alcohol is riskier than drinking alcohol alone," according to a study published online in advance of the July 2011 print issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. The scientists randomly divided "56 college students between the ages of 21 and 33 into four groups" to receive either an "alcoholic beverage, an energy drink, a mixed drink with both ingredients, or a placebo." Although all of the students who drank alcohol "showed impaired impulse control," those who drank the alcoholic energy drink "perceived themselves to be less impaired" -- a perception, which the study authors said, could "make them more likely to take risks such as driving while intoxicated." The study was also covered by MedPage Today (4/15, Bankhead) and WebMD (4/15, Doheny).
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