ENERGY DRINKS www.TheCitizensWhoCare.org Take Action - Get Spykes Off the Market! Newsflash: A-B has announced the permanent removal of Spykes from the market place. It just shows what can happen when people actually take action. They will also reformulate their alcoholic energy drinks to remove the stimulants.   Energy Drinks Thirty-one percent of U.S. teenagers say they drink energy drinks, such as Monster, Red Bull and Rockstar, but experts warn the beverages can cause serious health problems. Most have caffine, taurine, guarana, and ginseng Some of the energy drinks carry a warning reading "Not recommended for children." Or, "No more than three a day." Taking Energy Drinks One Step Further Rockstar, who markets a number of non-alcoholic energy drinks, started adding alcohol under a very similar brand name: These 16 oz cans of Rock Star 21 (in two similar designs - Regular and Light, both with 6.0% Alc/Vol, and a different design also with 6.0% alv/vol.) Other malt based energy drinks which are being packaged to appear similar to energy drinks: Hard Wired X (6.9%), Liquid Charge (6.9%), Liquid Core (6.9%), Mickey's Stinger (7.0%), Sparks Regular and Light, both with 6.0% and Plus with 7.0%, and Tilt Orange label with 6.6% and Green Label with 8.0%. Most of these have disappeared, being replaced by 23.5 and 24 oz versions with 9.0% to 12.0% alcohol - Core High Gravity, Dragon Joose and Four Loko. A major increase in volume and alcohol mixed with uppers. They all feature on the label caffeine, taurine, guarana, and ginseng, similar to their non-alcoholic counter parts. Alcopops like Spykes carry even higher levels of alcohol and were package to appeal to an even younger market. (Editor's note: A-H has taken Spykes off the market.) What the future may hold Flavored, powdered meth is begining to show up and is marketed as an energy drink. Related Issues: Price comparison, Fun Without Drinking   Answer to the Know Your Booze Challenge: Charge, Core, Rock Star 21, Sparks, Stinger, and Tilt. Not shown is Hard Wired X. (See the question.) Think about it! ©2007-2009, www.TheCitizensWhoCare.org/brookings/eneregydrinks.html