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(27 Oct 2010) HEADLINE: Party drinks pose potential risks
CAPTION: Alcoholic energy drinks are facing further scrutiny after Central Washington freshmen were hospitalized after consuming the beverage Four Loko. (Oct. 27)
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COLLEGE STUDENTS AND BINGE DRINKING IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM
Bobby Metzger
Central Washington University Student
"First time their away from their parents you know and all of us have been guilty of it"
BUT DRINKS MANUFACTURED WITH CAFFEINE AND ALCOHOL ARE UNDER FIRE FOR BEING EVEN MORE DANGEROUS THAN LIQUOR ALONE.
Dr. Marc Galanter
NYU Alcohol Center
"Alcohol is ok if you take it in moderate doses but, when you put it into a product where people may inadvertently drink too much or not realize what they are drinking then its no longer a moderate dose."
ONE OF THESE DRINKS, FOUR LOKO IS A STRONG MALT LIQUOR BEVERAGE WITH 12 PERCENT ALCOHOL CONTENT MIXED WITH CAFFEINE. THE DRINK IS BEING BLAMED FOR MAKING SEVERAL STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON STATE SO ILL THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE HOSPITALIZED.
Professor Ken Briggs
Central Washington University
"When you reach a certain point you can actually drop like a box of rocks"
WHILE SOME STUDENTS ADMIT TO DRINKING OTHER TYPES OF ALCOHOL IN ADDITION TO FOUR LOKO, CRITICS ARE CALLING FOR THE BAN OF MALT LIQUOR BEVERAGES MIXED WITH CAFFEINE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
David Schardt
Nutritionist
"I think colleges that want to preserve the health of their students and protect students for the parents should ban these products from campuses."
CRITICS ALSO SAY FLAVORS LIKE, FRUIT PUNCH AND WATERMELON ARE MARKETED TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND MINORS. THE COMPANY THAT MAKES FOUR LOKO, DISAGREES SAYING:
"Curbing alcohol abuse on college campuses will not be accomplished by singling out a lone product or beverage category."
THE IDEA OF COMBINING ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE IS NOT NEW, AND A LIST OF OTHER BEVERAGES LIKE FOUR LOKO CAN BE FOUND ON THE FDA'S WEBSITE, BUT DOCTORS SAY THE MIX IS DANGEROUS
Dr. Marc Galanter
NYU Alcohol Center
"Since the caffeine keeps people awake and, eliminates the sleepiness that alcohol would produce, so that people can consume much more alcohol than they otherwise would."
CURRENTLY TWO UNIVERSITIES HAVE BANNED THE DRINKS, WHILE THE FDA IS REVIEWS THEIR SAFETY. LILA IBRAHIM, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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