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FOUR With a potent combination of caffeine and malt liquor and a name that literally translates as "crazy," Four Loko delivers exactly what it promises. As partying college kids are getting black-out wasted around North America, and Medical Assistants are LOKO encountering numerous incidents of over- consumption, this "liquid cocaine" has become the highlight of controversy and brought the alcoholic energy drink industry under high scrutiny, and on the brink of complete extinction. Four Loko is a caffeinated, alcoholic energy drink that has malt liquor as its base. The name "Four" is derived from the drink's four main ingredients: alcohol, caffeine, taurine, and guarana. Each 23.5-ounce can can roughly cost a mere $2.50. What's more, Four Loko contains wormwood, an ingredient that is also present in absinthe. Inside it holds 660 calories, 156 milligrams of caffeine, and 12% alcohol. It's the equivalent of 4.5 beers, and 3 strong cups of coffee. = LOKO'D! COFFEE COFFEE This "black out in a can" is produced by Phusion Projects LLC in Chicago, Illinois. It mades its debut in the United States market in 2005 LET'SGET LOKO'D! and is now sold in 46 states and in Europe. In 2009, Four Loko ranked 4th in sales growth among alcoholic beverages at 7-Eleven stores in the United States. ELEVEN As quickly as it flew off the shelves, Four Loko became the object of legal, ethical, and health concerns related to it being marketed to college students. FRAT 4 LIFE As many as 28% of college drinkers drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks in a typical month 28% More than 500 new energy drinks have been launched worldwide this year. 136% The energy drink market is a 3.4 billion a year industry that is growing Sales of the beverages in the U.S. increasing by 136% between 2005 and 2009. The combination of caffeine and alcohol can lead to a "wide-awake drunk" where it's difficult for people to realize how intoxicated they are. As a result, they consume far more alcohol than they would otherwise drink. People who drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks are 3 times more likely to binge drink than those who don't mix the two substances together, and 4 times more likely to try to drive. Immediately after consumptions, users reported: Greater happiness (38%), Euphoria (30%), Uninhibited behavior (27%), Increased physical vigor (24%). feeling jittery But in reality the dangerous side effects have included: nausea rapid heartbeat "gasp* shortness of breath 1000's of college students across North America have been hospitalized from over-consumption of these alcoholic energy drinks. Incidents, such as deaths and fatal car crashes, have been blamed on them as well. In October of 2010, a man in Florida broke into two homes, defecating on the rug of one, and found naked and bloody on the couch of the second. He says the last thing he remembers is drinking a Four Loko. BANFOUR LOKO! NO MORE LOKO! On November 17, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared that beverages such as Four Loko that combine caffeine with alcohol are a "public health concern." New York state senator Chuck A grassroots campaign, Ban Four Loko, has also been launched in support. Schumer and New York City councilman James Sanders Jr. went straight to the Obama administration to ban Four Loko across the state of New York. Since then Four Loko has been banned in: On December 13th Four Loko Washington, Utah, Oklahoma, Michigan, and New York, will be banned Nationwide. Massachusetts and Delaware are looking at a Four Loko ban. OyO As a result, On November 16th, Phusion Projects announced that it will remove caffeine, taurine, and guarana (and for many Four Loko fans, the very heart and soul) from its products. R.I.P FOUR LOKO 'A5-'10 SOURCES: Provided by MedicalAssistantSchools.org http://theneave.com/a-toast-to-four-loko/ http://www.villanovan.com/four-loko-deemed-liquid-cocaine-1.1601963 http://www.good.is/post/four-loko-the-killer-energy-beer/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_%28energy_drink%29 http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20101127/OSH0101/11270389/FDA-cracks-down-on-caffeinated-alco hol-drinks-like-Four-Loko http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/four-loko-dec-13-nationwide-ban-2288/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060330084249.htm http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2010/11/b-u-harvard-issue-warnings-on-four-loko/ http://www.unh.edu/health-services/ohep/nutrition_energy-drinks.html http://media.www.thesandspur.org/media/storage/paper623/news/2007/09/24/LifeTimes/Energy.Drinks.Cause. Harmful.Side.Effects-2985020.shtml FOUR Loko FOUR With a potent combination of caffeine and malt liquor and a name that literally translates as "crazy," Four Loko delivers exactly what it promises. As partying college kids are getting black-out wasted around North America, and Medical Assistants are LOKO encountering numerous incidents of over- consumption, this "liquid cocaine" has become the highlight of controversy and brought the alcoholic energy drink industry under high scrutiny, and on the brink of complete extinction. Four Loko is a caffeinated, alcoholic energy drink that has malt liquor as its base. The name "Four" is derived from the drink's four main ingredients: alcohol, caffeine, taurine, and guarana. Each 23.5-ounce can can roughly cost a mere $2.50. What's more, Four Loko contains wormwood, an ingredient that is also present in absinthe. Inside it holds 660 calories, 156 milligrams of caffeine, and 12% alcohol. It's the equivalent of 4.5 beers, and 3 strong cups of coffee. = LOKO'D! COFFEE COFFEE This "black out in a can" is produced by Phusion Projects LLC in Chicago, Illinois. It mades its debut in the United States market in 2005 LET'SGET LOKO'D! and is now sold in 46 states and in Europe. In 2009, Four Loko ranked 4th in sales growth among alcoholic beverages at 7-Eleven stores in the United States. ELEVEN As quickly as it flew off the shelves, Four Loko became the object of legal, ethical, and health concerns related to it being marketed to college students. FRAT 4 LIFE As many as 28% of college drinkers drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks in a typical month 28% More than 500 new energy drinks have been launched worldwide this year. 136% The energy drink market is a 3.4 billion a year industry that is growing Sales of the beverages in the U.S. increasing by 136% between 2005 and 2009. The combination of caffeine and alcohol can lead to a "wide-awake drunk" where it's difficult for people to realize how intoxicated they are. As a result, they consume far more alcohol than they would otherwise drink. People who drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks are 3 times more likely to binge drink than those who don't mix the two substances together, and 4 times more likely to try to drive. Immediately after consumptions, users reported: Greater happiness (38%), Euphoria (30%), Uninhibited behavior (27%), Increased physical vigor (24%). feeling jittery But in reality the dangerous side effects have included: nausea rapid heartbeat "gasp* shortness of breath 1000's of college students across North America have been hospitalized from over-consumption of these alcoholic energy drinks. Incidents, such as deaths and fatal car crashes, have been blamed on them as well. In October of 2010, a man in Florida broke into two homes, defecating on the rug of one, and found naked and bloody on the couch of the second. He says the last thing he remembers is drinking a Four Loko. BANFOUR LOKO! NO MORE LOKO! On November 17, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared that beverages such as Four Loko that combine caffeine with alcohol are a "public health concern." New York state senator Chuck A grassroots campaign, Ban Four Loko, has also been launched in support. Schumer and New York City councilman James Sanders Jr. went straight to the Obama administration to ban Four Loko across the state of New York. Since then Four Loko has been banned in: On December 13th Four Loko Washington, Utah, Oklahoma, Michigan, and New York, will be banned Nationwide. Massachusetts and Delaware are looking at a Four Loko ban. As a result, On November 16th, Phusion Projects announced that it will remove caffeine, taurine, and guarana (and for many Four Loko fans, the very heart and soul) from its products. R.I.P FOUR LOKO 'A5-'10 SOURCES: Provided by MedicalAssistantSchools.org http://theneave.com/a-toast-to-four-loko/ http://www.villanovan.com/four-loko-deemed-liquid-cocaine-1.1601963 http://www.good.is/post/four-loko-the-killer-energy-beer/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_%28energy_drink%29 http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20101127/OSH0101/11270389/FDA-cracks-down-on-caffeinated-alco hol-drinks-like-Four-Loko http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/four-loko-dec-13-nationwide-ban-2288/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060330084249.htm http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2010/11/b-u-harvard-issue-warnings-on-four-loko/ http://www.unh.edu/health-services/ohep/nutrition_energy-drinks.html http://media.www.thesandspur.org/media/storage/paper623/news/2007/09/24/LifeTimes/Energy.Drinks.Cause. Harmful.Side.Effects-2985020.shtml FOUR Loko FOUR With a potent combination of caffeine and malt liquor and a name that literally translates as "crazy," Four Loko delivers exactly what it promises. As partying college kids are getting black-out wasted around North America, and Medical Assistants are LOKO encountering numerous incidents of over- consumption, this "liquid cocaine" has become the highlight of controversy and brought the alcoholic energy drink industry under high scrutiny, and on the brink of complete extinction. Four Loko is a caffeinated, alcoholic energy drink that has malt liquor as its base. The name "Four" is derived from the drink's four main ingredients: alcohol, caffeine, taurine, and guarana. Each 23.5-ounce can can roughly cost a mere $2.50. What's more, Four Loko contains wormwood, an ingredient that is also present in absinthe. Inside it holds 660 calories, 156 milligrams of caffeine, and 12% alcohol. It's the equivalent of 4.5 beers, and 3 strong cups of coffee. = LOKO'D! COFFEE COFFEE This "black out in a can" is produced by Phusion Projects LLC in Chicago, Illinois. It mades its debut in the United States market in 2005 LET'SGET LOKO'D! and is now sold in 46 states and in Europe. In 2009, Four Loko ranked 4th in sales growth among alcoholic beverages at 7-Eleven stores in the United States. ELEVEN As quickly as it flew off the shelves, Four Loko became the object of legal, ethical, and health concerns related to it being marketed to college students. FRAT 4 LIFE As many as 28% of college drinkers drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks in a typical month 28% More than 500 new energy drinks have been launched worldwide this year. 136% The energy drink market is a 3.4 billion a year industry that is growing Sales of the beverages in the U.S. increasing by 136% between 2005 and 2009. The combination of caffeine and alcohol can lead to a "wide-awake drunk" where it's difficult for people to realize how intoxicated they are. As a result, they consume far more alcohol than they would otherwise drink. People who drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks are 3 times more likely to binge drink than those who don't mix the two substances together, and 4 times more likely to try to drive. Immediately after consumptions, users reported: Greater happiness (38%), Euphoria (30%), Uninhibited behavior (27%), Increased physical vigor (24%). feeling jittery But in reality the dangerous side effects have included: nausea rapid heartbeat "gasp* shortness of breath 1000's of college students across North America have been hospitalized from over-consumption of these alcoholic energy drinks. Incidents, such as deaths and fatal car crashes, have been blamed on them as well. In October of 2010, a man in Florida broke into two homes, defecating on the rug of one, and found naked and bloody on the couch of the second. He says the last thing he remembers is drinking a Four Loko. BANFOUR LOKO! NO MORE LOKO! On November 17, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared that beverages such as Four Loko that combine caffeine with alcohol are a "public health concern." New York state senator Chuck A grassroots campaign, Ban Four Loko, has also been launched in support. Schumer and New York City councilman James Sanders Jr. went straight to the Obama administration to ban Four Loko across the state of New York. Since then Four Loko has been banned in: On December 13th Four Loko Washington, Utah, Oklahoma, Michigan, and New York, will be banned Nationwide. Massachusetts and Delaware are looking at a Four Loko ban. As a result, On November 16th, Phusion Projects announced that it will remove caffeine, taurine, and guarana (and for many Four Loko fans, the very heart and soul) from its products. R.I.P FOUR LOKO 'A5-'10 SOURCES: Provided by MedicalAssistantSchools.org http://theneave.com/a-toast-to-four-loko/ http://www.villanovan.com/four-loko-deemed-liquid-cocaine-1.1601963 http://www.good.is/post/four-loko-the-killer-energy-beer/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_%28energy_drink%29 http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20101127/OSH0101/11270389/FDA-cracks-down-on-caffeinated-alco hol-drinks-like-Four-Loko http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/four-loko-dec-13-nationwide-ban-2288/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060330084249.htm http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2010/11/b-u-harvard-issue-warnings-on-four-loko/ http://www.unh.edu/health-services/ohep/nutrition_energy-drinks.html http://media.www.thesandspur.org/media/storage/paper623/news/2007/09/24/LifeTimes/Energy.Drinks.Cause. Harmful.Side.Effects-2985020.shtml FOUR Loko FOUR With a potent combination of caffeine and malt liquor and a name that literally translates as "crazy," Four Loko delivers exactly what it promises. As partying college kids are getting black-out wasted around North America, and Medical Assistants are LOKO encountering numerous incidents of over- consumption, this "liquid cocaine" has become the highlight of controversy and brought the alcoholic energy drink industry under high scrutiny, and on the brink of complete extinction. Four Loko is a caffeinated, alcoholic energy drink that has malt liquor as its base. The name "Four" is derived from the drink's four main ingredients: alcohol, caffeine, taurine, and guarana. Each 23.5-ounce can can roughly cost a mere $2.50. What's more, Four Loko contains wormwood, an ingredient that is also present in absinthe. Inside it holds 660 calories, 156 milligrams of caffeine, and 12% alcohol. It's the equivalent of 4.5 beers, and 3 strong cups of coffee. = LOKO'D! COFFEE COFFEE This "black out in a can" is produced by Phusion Projects LLC in Chicago, Illinois. It mades its debut in the United States market in 2005 LET'SGET LOKO'D! and is now sold in 46 states and in Europe. In 2009, Four Loko ranked 4th in sales growth among alcoholic beverages at 7-Eleven stores in the United States. ELEVEN As quickly as it flew off the shelves, Four Loko became the object of legal, ethical, and health concerns related to it being marketed to college students. FRAT 4 LIFE As many as 28% of college drinkers drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks in a typical month 28% More than 500 new energy drinks have been launched worldwide this year. 136% The energy drink market is a 3.4 billion a year industry that is growing Sales of the beverages in the U.S. increasing by 136% between 2005 and 2009. The combination of caffeine and alcohol can lead to a "wide-awake drunk" where it's difficult for people to realize how intoxicated they are. As a result, they consume far more alcohol than they would otherwise drink. People who drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks are 3 times more likely to binge drink than those who don't mix the two substances together, and 4 times more likely to try to drive. Immediately after consumptions, users reported: Greater happiness (38%), Euphoria (30%), Uninhibited behavior (27%), Increased physical vigor (24%). feeling jittery But in reality the dangerous side effects have included: nausea rapid heartbeat "gasp* shortness of breath 1000's of college students across North America have been hospitalized from over-consumption of these alcoholic energy drinks. Incidents, such as deaths and fatal car crashes, have been blamed on them as well. In October of 2010, a man in Florida broke into two homes, defecating on the rug of one, and found naked and bloody on the couch of the second. He says the last thing he remembers is drinking a Four Loko. BANFOUR LOKO! NO MORE LOKO! On November 17, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared that beverages such as Four Loko that combine caffeine with alcohol are a "public health concern." New York state senator Chuck A grassroots campaign, Ban Four Loko, has also been launched in support. Schumer and New York City councilman James Sanders Jr. went straight to the Obama administration to ban Four Loko across the state of New York. Since then Four Loko has been banned in: On December 13th Four Loko Washington, Utah, Oklahoma, Michigan, and New York, will be banned Nationwide. Massachusetts and Delaware are looking at a Four Loko ban. As a result, On November 16th, Phusion Projects announced that it will remove caffeine, taurine, and guarana (and for many Four Loko fans, the very heart and soul) from its products. R.I.P FOUR LOKO 'A5-'10 SOURCES: Provided by MedicalAssistantSchools.org http://theneave.com/a-toast-to-four-loko/ http://www.villanovan.com/four-loko-deemed-liquid-cocaine-1.1601963 http://www.good.is/post/four-loko-the-killer-energy-beer/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_%28energy_drink%29 http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20101127/OSH0101/11270389/FDA-cracks-down-on-caffeinated-alco hol-drinks-like-Four-Loko http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/four-loko-dec-13-nationwide-ban-2288/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060330084249.htm http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2010/11/b-u-harvard-issue-warnings-on-four-loko/ http://www.unh.edu/health-services/ohep/nutrition_energy-drinks.html http://media.www.thesandspur.org/media/storage/paper623/news/2007/09/24/LifeTimes/Energy.Drinks.Cause. Harmful.Side.Effects-2985020.shtml FOUR Loko FOUR With a potent combination of caffeine and malt liquor and a name that literally translates as "crazy," Four Loko delivers exactly what it promises. As partying college kids are getting black-out wasted around North America, and Medical Assistants are LOKO encountering numerous incidents of over- consumption, this "liquid cocaine" has become the highlight of controversy and brought the alcoholic energy drink industry under high scrutiny, and on the brink of complete extinction. Four Loko is a caffeinated, alcoholic energy drink that has malt liquor as its base. The name "Four" is derived from the drink's four main ingredients: alcohol, caffeine, taurine, and guarana. Each 23.5-ounce can can roughly cost a mere $2.50. What's more, Four Loko contains wormwood, an ingredient that is also present in absinthe. Inside it holds 660 calories, 156 milligrams of caffeine, and 12% alcohol. It's the equivalent of 4.5 beers, and 3 strong cups of coffee. = LOKO'D! COFFEE COFFEE This "black out in a can" is produced by Phusion Projects LLC in Chicago, Illinois. It mades its debut in the United States market in 2005 LET'SGET LOKO'D! and is now sold in 46 states and in Europe. In 2009, Four Loko ranked 4th in sales growth among alcoholic beverages at 7-Eleven stores in the United States. ELEVEN As quickly as it flew off the shelves, Four Loko became the object of legal, ethical, and health concerns related to it being marketed to college students. FRAT 4 LIFE As many as 28% of college drinkers drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks in a typical month 28% More than 500 new energy drinks have been launched worldwide this year. 136% The energy drink market is a 3.4 billion a year industry that is growing Sales of the beverages in the U.S. increasing by 136% between 2005 and 2009. The combination of caffeine and alcohol can lead to a "wide-awake drunk" where it's difficult for people to realize how intoxicated they are. As a result, they consume far more alcohol than they would otherwise drink. People who drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks are 3 times more likely to binge drink than those who don't mix the two substances together, and 4 times more likely to try to drive. Immediately after consumptions, users reported: Greater happiness (38%), Euphoria (30%), Uninhibited behavior (27%), Increased physical vigor (24%). feeling jittery But in reality the dangerous side effects have included: nausea rapid heartbeat "gasp* shortness of breath 1000's of college students across North America have been hospitalized from over-consumption of these alcoholic energy drinks. Incidents, such as deaths and fatal car crashes, have been blamed on them as well. In October of 2010, a man in Florida broke into two homes, defecating on the rug of one, and found naked and bloody on the couch of the second. He says the last thing he remembers is drinking a Four Loko. BANFOUR LOKO! NO MORE LOKO! On November 17, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared that beverages such as Four Loko that combine caffeine with alcohol are a "public health concern." New York state senator Chuck A grassroots campaign, Ban Four Loko, has also been launched in support. Schumer and New York City councilman James Sanders Jr. went straight to the Obama administration to ban Four Loko across the state of New York. Since then Four Loko has been banned in: On December 13th Four Loko Washington, Utah, Oklahoma, Michigan, and New York, will be banned Nationwide. Massachusetts and Delaware are looking at a Four Loko ban. As a result, On November 16th, Phusion Projects announced that it will remove caffeine, taurine, and guarana (and for many Four Loko fans, the very heart and soul) from its products. R.I.P FOUR LOKO 'A5-'10 SOURCES: Provided by MedicalAssistantSchools.org http://theneave.com/a-toast-to-four-loko/ http://www.villanovan.com/four-loko-deemed-liquid-cocaine-1.1601963 http://www.good.is/post/four-loko-the-killer-energy-beer/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_%28energy_drink%29 http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20101127/OSH0101/11270389/FDA-cracks-down-on-caffeinated-alco hol-drinks-like-Four-Loko http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/four-loko-dec-13-nationwide-ban-2288/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060330084249.htm http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2010/11/b-u-harvard-issue-warnings-on-four-loko/ http://www.unh.edu/health-services/ohep/nutrition_energy-drinks.html http://media.www.thesandspur.org/media/storage/paper623/news/2007/09/24/LifeTimes/Energy.Drinks.Cause. Harmful.Side.Effects-2985020.shtml FOUR Loko FOUR With a potent combination of caffeine and malt liquor and a name that literally translates as "crazy," Four Loko delivers exactly what it promises. As partying college kids are getting black-out wasted around North America, and Medical Assistants are LOKO encountering numerous incidents of over- consumption, this "liquid cocaine" has become the highlight of controversy and brought the alcoholic energy drink industry under high scrutiny, and on the brink of complete extinction. Four Loko is a caffeinated, alcoholic energy drink that has malt liquor as its base. The name "Four" is derived from the drink's four main ingredients: alcohol, caffeine, taurine, and guarana. Each 23.5-ounce can can roughly cost a mere $2.50. What's more, Four Loko contains wormwood, an ingredient that is also present in absinthe. Inside it holds 660 calories, 156 milligrams of caffeine, and 12% alcohol. It's the equivalent of 4.5 beers, and 3 strong cups of coffee. = LOKO'D! COFFEE COFFEE This "black out in a can" is produced by Phusion Projects LLC in Chicago, Illinois. It mades its debut in the United States market in 2005 LET'SGET LOKO'D! and is now sold in 46 states and in Europe. In 2009, Four Loko ranked 4th in sales growth among alcoholic beverages at 7-Eleven stores in the United States. ELEVEN As quickly as it flew off the shelves, Four Loko became the object of legal, ethical, and health concerns related to it being marketed to college students. FRAT 4 LIFE As many as 28% of college drinkers drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks in a typical month 28% More than 500 new energy drinks have been launched worldwide this year. 136% The energy drink market is a 3.4 billion a year industry that is growing Sales of the beverages in the U.S. increasing by 136% between 2005 and 2009. The combination of caffeine and alcohol can lead to a "wide-awake drunk" where it's difficult for people to realize how intoxicated they are. As a result, they consume far more alcohol than they would otherwise drink. People who drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks are 3 times more likely to binge drink than those who don't mix the two substances together, and 4 times more likely to try to drive. Immediately after consumptions, users reported: Greater happiness (38%), Euphoria (30%), Uninhibited behavior (27%), Increased physical vigor (24%). feeling jittery But in reality the dangerous side effects have included: nausea rapid heartbeat "gasp* shortness of breath 1000's of college students across North America have been hospitalized from over-consumption of these alcoholic energy drinks. Incidents, such as deaths and fatal car crashes, have been blamed on them as well. In October of 2010, a man in Florida broke into two homes, defecating on the rug of one, and found naked and bloody on the couch of the second. He says the last thing he remembers is drinking a Four Loko. BANFOUR LOKO! NO MORE LOKO! On November 17, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared that beverages such as Four Loko that combine caffeine with alcohol are a "public health concern." New York state senator Chuck A grassroots campaign, Ban Four Loko, has also been launched in support. Schumer and New York City councilman James Sanders Jr. went straight to the Obama administration to ban Four Loko across the state of New York. Since then Four Loko has been banned in: On December 13th Four Loko Washington, Utah, Oklahoma, Michigan, and New York, will be banned Nationwide. Massachusetts and Delaware are looking at a Four Loko ban. As a result, On November 16th, Phusion Projects announced that it will remove caffeine, taurine, and guarana (and for many Four Loko fans, the very heart and soul) from its products. R.I.P FOUR LOKO 'A5-'10 SOURCES: Provided by MedicalAssistantSchools.org http://theneave.com/a-toast-to-four-loko/ http://www.villanovan.com/four-loko-deemed-liquid-cocaine-1.1601963 http://www.good.is/post/four-loko-the-killer-energy-beer/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_%28energy_drink%29 http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20101127/OSH0101/11270389/FDA-cracks-down-on-caffeinated-alco hol-drinks-like-Four-Loko http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/four-loko-dec-13-nationwide-ban-2288/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060330084249.htm http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2010/11/b-u-harvard-issue-warnings-on-four-loko/ http://www.unh.edu/health-services/ohep/nutrition_energy-drinks.html http://media.www.thesandspur.org/media/storage/paper623/news/2007/09/24/LifeTimes/Energy.Drinks.Cause. Harmful.Side.Effects-2985020.shtml FOUR Loko FOUR With a potent combination of caffeine and malt liquor and a name that literally translates as "crazy," Four Loko delivers exactly what it promises. As partying college kids are getting black-out wasted around North America, and Medical Assistants are LOKO encountering numerous incidents of over- consumption, this "liquid cocaine" has become the highlight of controversy and brought the alcoholic energy drink industry under high scrutiny, and on the brink of complete extinction. Four Loko is a caffeinated, alcoholic energy drink that has malt liquor as its base. The name "Four" is derived from the drink's four main ingredients: alcohol, caffeine, taurine, and guarana. Each 23.5-ounce can can roughly cost a mere $2.50. What's more, Four Loko contains wormwood, an ingredient that is also present in absinthe. Inside it holds 660 calories, 156 milligrams of caffeine, and 12% alcohol. It's the equivalent of 4.5 beers, and 3 strong cups of coffee. = LOKO'D! COFFEE COFFEE This "black out in a can" is produced by Phusion Projects LLC in Chicago, Illinois. It mades its debut in the United States market in 2005 LET'SGET LOKO'D! and is now sold in 46 states and in Europe. In 2009, Four Loko ranked 4th in sales growth among alcoholic beverages at 7-Eleven stores in the United States. ELEVEN As quickly as it flew off the shelves, Four Loko became the object of legal, ethical, and health concerns related to it being marketed to college students. FRAT 4 LIFE As many as 28% of college drinkers drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks in a typical month 28% More than 500 new energy drinks have been launched worldwide this year. 136% The energy drink market is a 3.4 billion a year industry that is growing Sales of the beverages in the U.S. increasing by 136% between 2005 and 2009. The combination of caffeine and alcohol can lead to a "wide-awake drunk" where it's difficult for people to realize how intoxicated they are. As a result, they consume far more alcohol than they would otherwise drink. People who drink alcohol mixed with energy drinks are 3 times more likely to binge drink than those who don't mix the two substances together, and 4 times more likely to try to drive. Immediately after consumptions, users reported: Greater happiness (38%), Euphoria (30%), Uninhibited behavior (27%), Increased physical vigor (24%). feeling jittery But in reality the dangerous side effects have included: nausea rapid heartbeat "gasp* shortness of breath 1000's of college students across North America have been hospitalized from over-consumption of these alcoholic energy drinks. Incidents, such as deaths and fatal car crashes, have been blamed on them as well. In October of 2010, a man in Florida broke into two homes, defecating on the rug of one, and found naked and bloody on the couch of the second. He says the last thing he remembers is drinking a Four Loko. BANFOUR LOKO! NO MORE LOKO! On November 17, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared that beverages such as Four Loko that combine caffeine with alcohol are a "public health concern." New York state senator Chuck A grassroots campaign, Ban Four Loko, has also been launched in support. Schumer and New York City councilman James Sanders Jr. went straight to the Obama administration to ban Four Loko across the state of New York. Since then Four Loko has been banned in: On December 13th Four Loko Washington, Utah, Oklahoma, Michigan, and New York, will be banned Nationwide. Massachusetts and Delaware are looking at a Four Loko ban. As a result, On November 16th, Phusion Projects announced that it will remove caffeine, taurine, and guarana (and for many Four Loko fans, the very heart and soul) from its products. R.I.P FOUR LOKO 'A5-'10 SOURCES: Provided by MedicalAssistantSchools.org http://theneave.com/a-toast-to-four-loko/ http://www.villanovan.com/four-loko-deemed-liquid-cocaine-1.1601963 http://www.good.is/post/four-loko-the-killer-energy-beer/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_%28energy_drink%29 http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20101127/OSH0101/11270389/FDA-cracks-down-on-caffeinated-alco hol-drinks-like-Four-Loko http://www.healthrelatedinfos.com/four-loko-dec-13-nationwide-ban-2288/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/03/060330084249.htm http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2010/11/b-u-harvard-issue-warnings-on-four-loko/ http://www.unh.edu/health-services/ohep/nutrition_energy-drinks.html http://media.www.thesandspur.org/media/storage/paper623/news/2007/09/24/LifeTimes/Energy.Drinks.Cause. 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