energy drinks
More working professionals are relying on "Nootropics" to get through the week. MORE
By Sue Smith
Mouthwash and Sudafed, non-alcoholic beer and caffeine. What's cool for recovering addicts and alcoholics to eat, drink and take—and what's not? MORE
By Bryan Le
A transatlantic survey of clubbers' habits yields some surprising results. MORE
A group of doctors claims the high caffeine content in the drinks is dangerous for kids. MORE
Opioid addiction drug requires higher dose, female drinkers boost India's booze industry, and Bruno Mars cops to lying about cocaine use. MORE
Democrats want to decriminalize and tax pot, brain shape linked to cocaine addiction, and a family gets arrested for smoking on a plane. MORE
Japanese gambling addiction fuels multibillion dollar industry, energy drinks are blamed for 20,000 hospital visits, and a Russian drunk drives a tank into a house. MORE
Energy drinks' contents are a mystery, prison inmates sue booze companies for "causing" their crimes, and the son of an NBA team owner dies of a reported OD. MORE
The energy drink "shot" is under investigation for containing dangerous doses of caffeine. MORE
Alcohol exacerbates the obesity epidemic, five-hour energy drinks blamed for 13 deaths, and Bon Jovi's daughter recovers from heroin OD. MORE
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Caffeine's "pick-me-up" could just be the body fighting withdrawal, according to a new study.
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A missing enzyme in the brain could put some people at higher risk for opioid addiction.
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The message "Alcohol: It's cheaper than therapy" didn't amuse locals.
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