4 Locos

[EZnTn]

I'll just stick with scotch ..

[terrets]

Ill just stick with rum .. Or yagar .. or beer ..

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Yeah, beer is my #1 staple. Followed by vodka & red bull, and some white lightning in moderation.

Jeremy

[onebadmollafolla]

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[terrets]

Oh jeez.

[netgirlie]

My friend that usually drinks long island ice tea tried this and was knocked on her ass after two. They are trying to get this banned in some areas.

[Goallie11]

I work in a liquor store and we sell a lot of them, never had one myself though. I'm not an energy drink drinker.

Apparently they've been on the news recently and some people are expecting them to get pulled because it appeals to minors or something? I see no reason to ban it. But some guy did come in and told us his friends daughter said that she could buy them, it was assumed this girl wasn't 21. That shouldn't be happening unless whoever sold them isn't checking ID's so I don't know if it's a widespread thing or not.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Get 'em while you can...dun dun dun

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/16...ss_igoogle_cnn

(CNN) -- The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to ban caffeinated alcohol drinks, Sen. Charles Schumer said Tuesday.

The FDA, which has been reviewing the drinks since last year, declined to comment on the report. Spokeswoman Siobhan Delancey said the matter was still under review.

But Schumer, in a statement issued to the media, said the FDA will rule that caffeine is an unsafe additive to alcoholic beverages, effectively banning them from the U.S. market.

"Let these rulings serve as a warning to anyone who tried to peddle dangerous and toxic brews to our children. Do it and we will shut you down," Schumer, D-New York, said in the statement.

Critics say such drinks -- leading brands include Four Loko and Joose -- mix as much as three cups of coffee with three cans of beer and are designed to appeal to younger consumers accustomed to consuming high-caffeine energy drinks.

A 23.5-ounce can of Four Loko contains either 6 or 12 percent alcohol by volume, depending on state regulations.

The combination of caffeine and alcohol -- which also is found in drinks like rum and cola -- allows drinkers to consume alcohol for a longer period of time without headaches, dry mouth or other unpleasant side effects, according to Kevin Clauson, an associate professor of pharmacy at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Schumer's office said a recent study found that young drinkers who combine alcohol and caffeine are more likely to be injured, sexually assaulted, drive while drinking and require medical attention than those who drink non-caffeinated drinks.

In the latest news, several Washington state college students became ill in October after drinking Four Loko.

Phusion Products, the manufacturer of Four Loko, did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.

But the company said in a letter to regulators posted on its website last week that it disagrees that the mixture is inherently unsafe.

"If mixing caffeine and alcohol is the most pressing concern, addressing it would be best accomplished by creating laws that apply to the entire caffeinated alcoholic beverage category -- not specific, individual products and not just beers or malt-based products," the company said in its letter. "This is especially important given that liquor-based beverages have three to four times the alcohol content as products like ours. If product-specific bans remain the preferred course of action, we will protect our rights as a business to the fullest extent of the law."

If the FDA does move to ban the drinks, they would join New York, Washington, Utah, Michigan and Oklahoma in ejecting the products from store shelves.

[akotten]

And another attempt to take away our freedoms...great. I just wish people could be a little more responsible (when they drink) so things like this wouldn't have to happen.

[sketch]

i gave up caffeine about 2 months ago, otherwise i'd try them out. other than that, i keep hearing about them on facebook, etc. 12-18% ABV, tons of caffeine & sugar.

soon to be banned in MA, federal ban possibly coming soon. i have seen tiny girls (5' - 5'6") who weight 115 pounds soaking wet [attempt to] drink 2 or 3, epic things happened.

i feel like i should buy a few of each for when i decide i want to have some caffeine again...i feel another muumuu incident happening at that point.