Hit A Pub For An Energy Drink

Wellness

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By Cara

Monday, April 5, 2010, 13:39

How does drinking an energy drink from a tap sound to you? No, its no more a dream. The mother drink, which is promoted as a " right-hook to laziness, a smack in the face of slackness" will now be available on tap, for the first time in two Sydney pubs.

Aussie doctors and health campaigners are criticising Coca-Cola for making a high-caffeine energy drink available on tap in pubs.

Though the availability energy drink in pubs may excite many of us, the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) has questioned the move.

Energy drinks make people alert and they don't realise how much alcohol they are consuming because the caffeine, guarana and sugar mask the sedative effect of alcohol.

National Policy Adviser, Geoff Munro expressed his concern over the issue and said, "We would be very concerned if energy drinks were made available on tap in pubs. We're concerned because research from other parts of the world shows that young people who mix energy drinks and alcohol are at greater risk of harm through drink driving, violence, unsafe sex and sexual assault."

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