Research paper
Reissig CJ, Strain EC, Griffiths RR. Caffeinated energy drinks—a growing problem. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2009;99(1-3):1-10. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.08.001
Why we cite it
Review from a Johns Hopkins group documenting that energy drink caffeine content ranges from 50 to 505 mg per container, that U.S. regulatory gaps (dietary supplement classification) allow manufacturers to bypass FDA caffeine limits and labeling requirements, and that mixing an energy drink with alcohol ”reduced participants perception of impairment of motor coordination” without significantly reducing objective impairment, while caffeine-alcohol consumers had higher rates of injury and other harms (an association). It reviews dependence, withdrawal, intoxication and marketing to youth.
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