{"id":1330,"date":"2014-02-09T14:06:25","date_gmt":"2014-02-09T03:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2014-02-09T14:06:44","modified_gmt":"2014-02-09T03:06:44","slug":"energy-drinks-linked-to-illicit-drug-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1330","title":{"rendered":"Energy Drinks linked to illicit drug abuse in school children"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>teens who consume energy drinks are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol and abuse drugs<\/li>\n<li>N=22,000 US high school students<\/li>\n<li>self-reported<\/li>\n<li>non-causal<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;high-sensation seeking youths&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/Regulation\/Study-links-US-teen-energy-drink-intake-to-illicit-drug-abuse\/<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 31px; color: #2d578d; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: normal;\">Study links US teen energy drink intake to illicit drug abuse<\/h1>\n<div class=\"author_info\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;\"><a class=\"comment_l\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d; background-image: url('http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/extension\/custom_implement\/design\/news_site\/images\/sprites\/icons.png'); padding: 0px 0px 4px 28px; float: right; font-size: 14px; background-position: 0px -908px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/Regulation\/Study-links-US-teen-energy-drink-intake-to-illicit-drug-abuse\/?utm_source=newsletter_weekly&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BWeekly&amp;c=LJYfE2HPSTKxFIJ0QeYEd8ySGX5xQSIC#\">Post a comment<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"author_pict\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; padding: 0px; float: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"outline: none; position: static;\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/var\/plain_site\/storage\/images\/users\/editorial\/ben-bouckley\/2267617-6-eng-GB\/Ben-BOUCKLEY_dnm_author_pict.jpg\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"author\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #666666;\">By\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/116993595813983286464?rel=author\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Bouckley+<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #666666;\">06-Feb-2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; clear: both; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"large_image\" style=\"outline: none; position: relative; margin: 0px; padding: 1px; border: 1px solid #f1f1f1; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; vertical-align: top;\" title=\"Terry-McElrath et al. warn that 'high-sensation seeking youths' may be particularly likely to drink energy drinks and abuse drugs (Photo: Epsos.de\/Flickr)\" alt=\"Terry-McElrath et al. warn that 'high-sensation seeking youths' may be particularly likely to drink energy drinks and abuse drugs (Photo: Epsos.de\/Flickr)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/var\/plain_site\/storage\/images\/publications\/food-beverage-nutrition\/beveragedaily.com\/regulation-safety\/study-links-us-teen-energy-drink-intake-to-illicit-drug-abuse\/8756246-2-eng-GB\/Study-links-US-teen-energy-drink-intake-to-illicit-drug-abuse_strict_xxl.png\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" style=\"outline: none; position: absolute; margin: 0px; padding: 15px; width: 580px; bottom: 1px; color: #ffffff; text-shadow: #000000 0px 1px 0px; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\">Terry-McElrath et al. warn that &#8216;high-sensation seeking youths&#8217; may be particularly likely to drink energy drinks and abuse drugs (Photo: Epsos.de\/Flickr)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related_subjects\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 20px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;\">\n<p class=\"topics\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #666666;\">Related tags:\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/content\/search?SearchText=energy+drinks&amp;FromNews\">Energy drinks<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"topics\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #666666;\">Related topics:\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/Trends\/Energy-drinks-and-shots\">Energy drinks and shots<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/Regulation\">Regulation<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/Sectors\/Beverage\">Beverage<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story\" id=\"story\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.6em; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\">\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6em;\"><b style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">US teens who consume energy drinks are more likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol and use abuse drugs according to a new cross-sectional survey of 20,000+ high school students.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"news_info\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; padding: 0px; max-width: 162px; float: right;\">\n<div class=\"embed_related_news\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\n<h4 style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; text-transform: uppercase;\"><span class=\"color_1\" style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #ff9300;\">RELATED NEWS:<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-color: #f0f0f0; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\"><a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beveragedaily.com\/Regulation-Safety\/Energy-drinks-linked-with-higher-heart-contraction-rates\" target=\"_blank\">Energy drinks linked with higher heart contraction rates<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; 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float: left;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">Yvonne Terry-McElrath and colleagues at the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor analyzed data taken from nearly 22,000 US secondary school students aged 13-16 (8<sup style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">th<\/sup>-10<sup style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">th<\/sup>\u00a0grade) in 2010-11.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">Taking part in the university\u2019s \u2018Monitoring the Future\u2019 study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the students answered questionnaires on their use of energy drinks\/shots, alcohol and drugs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><b style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u2018Strong association\u2019 with substance use<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">Approximately 30% of teens reported using caffeine-containing energy drinks or shots; 40%+ said they drank regular soft drinks every day, while 20% drank diet soft drinks daily.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">Summing up their findings, the authors write:\u00a0<i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cBeverage consumption was strongly and positively associated with past 30-day alcohol, cigarette and illicit drug use. 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padding: 0px;\"><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u00a0\u201cThe current study indicates that adolescent consumption of energy drinks\/shots is widespread and that energy drink users also report heightened risk for substance abuse,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0the researchers write.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><b style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">The masking effects of caffeine\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\">Caveating that their study does not demonstrate a causal link between substance abuse and energy drinks, Terry-McElrath and her colleagues nonetheless warn parents and the authorities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cEducation for parents and prevention efforts among adolescents should include education on the masking effects of caffeine in energy drinks on alcohol, and other substance related impairments,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0they write.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">\u201cHigh sensation seeking youths\u201d<\/i>\u00a0may be particularly likely to consume energy drinks and be substance users, Terry-McElrath et al. add, observing that energy drinks and shots should not be drunk by teenagers due to high caffeine and sugar content, as per American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><b style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">Title:<\/b>\u00a0\u2018Energy drinks, soft drinks and substance use among US secondary school students\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><b style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">Authors:<\/b>\u00a0Terry-McElrath, Y.M., O\u2019Malley, P., Johnston, L.<\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none; position: static; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;\"><b style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">Source:<\/b>\u00a0<i style=\"outline: none; position: static;\">Journal of Addiction Medicine<\/i>, January\/February 2014, Volume 8, Issue 1.\u00a0<a style=\"outline: none; position: static; color: #2d578d;\" href=\"http:\/\/journals.lww.com\/journaladdictionmedicine\/pages\/articleviewer.aspx?year=2014&amp;issue=01000&amp;article=00002&amp;type=abstract\" target=\"_self\">doi: 10.1097\/01.ADM.0000435322.07020.53<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>teens who consume energy drinks are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol and abuse drugs N=22,000 US high school students self-reported non-causal &#8220;high-sensation seeking youths&#8221; http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/Regulation\/Study-links-US-teen-energy-drink-intake-to-illicit-drug-abuse\/ Study links US teen energy drink intake to illicit drug abuse Post a comment By\u00a0Ben Bouckley+ 06-Feb-2014 Terry-McElrath et al. warn that &#8216;high-sensation seeking youths&#8217; may be particularly likely &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1330\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Energy Drinks linked to illicit drug abuse in school children<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthy-habits","category-nutrition","category-policy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1330"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1332,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330\/revisions\/1332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}