Are Energy Drinks the New Road to Cocaine?

Energy drinks have been blamed for heart attacks and banned from college campuses, but they're are now being studied for their potential to increase one's chances of getting hooked on drugs. 

And the news is not good: Writing in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, a University of Maryland School of Public Health researcher says their "results suggest that energy drink users might be at heightened risk for other substance use, particularly stimulants." 

Specifically, they found a significant increase in drug use among 25-year-olds who regularly consumed energy drinks in the five years prior—and the links to cocaine, alcohol, and prescription stimulants are especially strong.

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