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Buzz In A Bottle: The Dangers Of Caffeine-Spiked Energy Drinks

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With the lure of an over-the-counter jolt, kids are consuming more energy drinks than ever before and mixing them with alcohol. Describes the physical effects that concoctions have, including dizziness, heart palpitations, caffeine poisoning, headaches, fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, nausea, and high blood pressure. Even more alarming is the trend of mixing beverages with alcohol, thus allowing users to drink more alcohol than normal and putting them at a greater risk for alcohol poisoning. Arms kids with the facts on the real health risks of too much caffeine and the danger of combining alcohol and caffeine-spiked drinks.

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Runtime: 17 minutes 11 seconds

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Health and Safety
Subtopic: Alcohol Abuse, Health Care
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2010
Producer/Distributor: Human Relations Media
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Black background with text that reads, "Alcohol and the Developing Brain."

Man in a first responder uniform sits in the driver's seat and looks into camera. Caption. Cuando la gente toma y maneja creen que son invisibles.

Young man in glasses looks at camera. Dark concentric circles and flecks of white on periwinkle create the backdrop. Caption. Your heart's job is to pump blood and oxygen to your body.

Teenage boy speaks with other boys in a park setting. Spanish caption. Encontré que el alcohol puede ser malo para el beisbol.

Middle-aged man wearing glasses looks off camera with a screen showing medical imaging in the background. Caption. They have to do the same stoppage.

Man with bandage around his head holds a phone receiver to his ear. Caption. I was arrested for the accident.

Digital rendering of the hippocampus in yellow and the amygdala in blue. Caption Our brains uses these areas to help remember.

Teenage girl speaks to camera in the corner of the frame with backdrop computer renderings of the human brain. Spanish caption. A procesar información a distinguirnos en la escuela.

Young woman speaks directly to camera with an intent gaze. Caption. If not deadly.

Woman with wide green eyes parts her lips mid-speech and looks past camera. Caption. But that's not going to happen to me.

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Michele K. (Erie, PA)

October 14th, 2015 at 12:47 PM

Very enlightening to teens that use these types of drinks about health hazards from over consumption.