Caffeine and Alcohol
Public Health Impact of Excessive Alcohol Use
• Excessive alcohol consumption is responsible for about 88,000 deaths and 2.5 million years of potential life lost (YPLL) in each year.
• Binge drinking (consuming 4 or more drinks per occasion for women; 5 or more drinks per occasion for men) is responsible for more than half of the deaths and two-thirds of the YPLL due to excessive drinking, and is associated with many health and social problems, including alcohol-impaired driving, interpersonal violence, risky sexual activity, and unintended pregnancy.
• Most people under age 21 who drink report binge drinking, usually on multiple occasions. Dangers of Mixing Alcohol and Energy Drinks
• Energy drinks are beverages that typically contain caffeine, other plant-based stimulants, simple sugars, and other additives. They are very popular among young people and are regularly consumed by 31% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 34% of 18- to 24-year-olds.
• When alcoholic beverages are mixed with energy drinks, a popular practice among young people, the caffeine in these drinks can mask the depressant effects of alcohol. At the same time, caffeine has no effect on the metabolism of alcohol by the liver and thus does not reduce breath alcohol concentrations or reduce the risk of alcohol-attributable harms.
• Drinkers who consume alcohol mixed with energy drinks are 3 times more likely to binge drink (based on breath alcohol levels) than drinkers who do not report mixing alcohol with energy drinks.
• Drinkers who consume alcohol with energy drinks are about twice as likely as drinkers who do not report mixing alcohol with energy drinks to report being taken advantage of sexually, to report taking advantage of someone else sexually, and to report riding with a driver who was under the influence of alcohol.
Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages
• Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages (CABs) are premixed beverages that combine alcohol, caffeine, and other stimulants. They may be malt- or distilled-spirits-based and usually have higher alcohol content than beer (i.e., 5%–12% on average for CABs and 4%–5% for beer). The caffeine content in these beverages is usually not reported.
• CABs experienced a rapid growth in popularity after being introduced into the marketplace. For example, two leading brands of CABs together experienced a 67-fold increase in sales, from 337,500 gallons in 2002 (the first year of significant CAB production) to 22,905,000 gallons in 2008.
• CABs were heavily marketed in youth-friendly media (e.g., on Web sites with downloadable images) and with youth-oriented graphics and messaging (i.e., connected with extreme sports or other risk-taking behaviors).
• In November 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told the manufacturers of seven CABs that their drinks could no longer stay on the market in their current form, stating "FDA does not find support for the claim that the addition of caffeine to these alcoholic beverages is 'generally recognized as safe, ''which is the legal standard."
• Producers of CABs subsequently removed caffeine and other stimulants from their products. Prevention Strategies States and communities have developed educational strategies to alert consumers to the risks of mixing alcohol with energy drinks. One community has enacted an ordinance requiring retailers to post signs warning of these risks.
• Effective population-based strategies for preventing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms include increasing alcohol excise taxes, limiting alcohol outlet density, and commercial host (dram shop) liability for service to underage or intoxicated customers.
• Youth exposure to alcohol marketing could be reduced by improving industry compliance with the voluntary industry standard governing the placement of alcohol advertising, and lowering the youth-audience threshold from the current 28.4% to 15% as recommended by the Institute of Medicine
http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/caffeine-and-alcohol.htm

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