Bad Buzz (Real Age Tip of the Day)

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Bad Buzz (Real Age Tip of the Day)
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Mon, 05-29-2006 - 11:26am
Bad Buzz

Have you heard the one about mixing vodka with a caffeine-fueled energy drink -- so you get the kick of a cocktail but stay sober enough to drive?

Don't buy it. Using Red Bull and other energy drinks as cocktail mixers has been the cool thing for a while now. But researchers recently put the combo to the test and found nothing but frat-house folklore. The idea that high-caffeine energy drinks tame the effects of alcohol is a chemical illusion. The heady mixture just makes people think the alcohol has no effect. Scary.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 7:56pm

Thanks Miranda-- I knew a friend who got into heaps of trouble doing that exact thing!! On occasion I've had a Red Bull, not with the liquor though, and felt it's effects. I just really don't care for the smell of it though!!


Glad I read this tip, I missed it on the email!

~IslandGirl
Moderation IS Key!

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