Two-thirds of the cases were deemed "adverse reactions."Ībout 52 percent of the visits were by patients between the ages of 18 to 25 who had used the energy drinks with alcohol or other drugs. In 20, there were 16,053 and 13,114 cases respectively. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that energy drink-related emergency room visits increased tenfold from 2005 to 2009. Can you overdose on caffeinated drinks?Įnergy drinks growing popularity has some health officials concerned.Consumer Reports: Energy drinks may mislabel caffeine amounts.FDA investigates five deaths, one heart attack linked to Monster Energy Drinks.5-Hour Energy CEO stands by product's safety.Around that time, the parents of 14-year-old Anais Fournier, a girl who allegedly died after drinking two Monster Energy drink beverages within 24 hours, said they were suing the drink maker for failure to label the risks of drinking their product.
In late October, the organization announced they were investigating five deaths and one heart attack tied to Monster Energy drinks since 2004. This isn't the first time energy drinks have been under scrutiny from the FDA. While they don't label how much caffeine is in their bottles, a Consumer Reports investigation claimed that it could range from 6 mg in their 5-hour Decaf bottles to 242 mg in their 5-hour Energy extra strength bottles. 5-hour Energy drinks are sold in 1.9-ounce containers known as shots.
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