Monster energy drinks....

One night while I was in Indianapolis, I was drinking a monster. There were a couple people trying to pressure me into drinking some beer or margarita or whatever it was. I'm 16, but surprisingly I don't drink (I know, apparantly it's impossible to do). So after many declines, one person said "You'll drink that poison (the energy drink) but you won't drink beer."?

Can someone explain to me why energy drinks would be more harmful than alcohal.

they're not

Well energy drinks have tons and tons of sugar. Also contains lots of guarana which is why they give you energy. But I belive Monster to be more "poisonous" than beer.

I don't get what the big deal is with teens and energy drinks? I see almost everyone drinking them, it just doesn't make sense. I am almost 18 myself and I don't drink it, I think Coke taste better..

Alcohol is not bad for your body in slight moderation. Ask any doctor.

Energy drinks give you energy in the worst possible ways. Better if you stick with a healthier lifestyle and natural herbs and vitamins.

I don't get what the big deal is with teens and energy drinks? I see almost everyone drinking them, it just doesn't make sense. I am almost 18 myself and I don't drink it, I think Coke taste better..

CBR600-RR

I don't know...but it isn't healthy by any means..not good for you stomach lining.

I don't get what the big deal is with teens and energy drinks? I see almost everyone drinking them, it just doesn't make sense. I am almost 18 myself and I don't drink it, I think Coke taste better..

CBR600-RR

Teens just wanna be cool, right?

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I don't get what the big deal is with teens and energy drinks? I see almost everyone drinking them, it just doesn't make sense. I am almost 18 myself and I don't drink it, I think Coke taste better..

Steameffekt

Teens just wanna be cool, right?

Yup, that's exactly why I don't drink. Because no one my age drinks alcohal :D

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I don't get what the big deal is with teens and energy drinks? I see almost everyone drinking them, it just doesn't make sense. I am almost 18 myself and I don't drink it, I think Coke taste better..

haggard_korn

Teens just wanna be cool, right?

Yup, that's exactly why I don't drink. Because no one my age drinks alcohal :D

Drinking energy drinks makes you cool? :lol:
I just drink alcohol instead. :P

I don't get what the big deal is with teens and energy drinks? I see almost everyone drinking them, it just doesn't make sense. I am almost 18 myself and I don't drink it, I think Coke taste better..

CBR600-RR

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Teens just wanna be cool, right?

CBR600-RR

Yup, that's exactly why I don't drink. Because no one my age drinks alcohal :D

Drinking energy drinks makes you cool? :lol:
I just drink alcohol instead. :P

WHAT? I was implying that if I wanted to be cool I would drink beer like almost every other person in my age range. So why would I drink Monster to be "cool".

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I don't get what the big deal is with teens and energy drinks? I see almost everyone drinking them, it just doesn't make sense. I am almost 18 myself and I don't drink it, I think Coke taste better..

_en1gma_

Red Bull is the most feminine of energy drinks, I guess that energy drinks are good if you want a short kick of energy though. Some types of alcohol are actually very beneficial to you in small amounts...

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I don't get what the big deal is with teens and energy drinks? I see almost everyone drinking them, it just doesn't make sense. I am almost 18 myself and I don't drink it, I think Coke taste better..

Z0MBIES

Red Bull is the most feminine of energy drinks, I guess that energy drinks are good if you want a short kick of energy though. Some types of alcohol are actually very beneficial to you in small amounts...

I haven't touched alcohol in my life, so it's not 'impossible' :/ (lol @ people with their irresponsible teens nonsense). Energy drinks aren't more harmful than alcohol, unless you drink waaaaaay too many of them. XilePrincess

I can't tell if you're agreeing with my sarcasm, or just not catching it.

I haven't touched alcohol in my life, so it's not 'impossible' :/ (lol @ people with their irresponsible teens nonsense). Energy drinks aren't more harmful than alcohol, unless you drink waaaaaay too many of them. XilePrincess

"I don't drink, I'm better than you"

[QUOTE="XilePrincess"]I haven't touched alcohol in my life, so it's not 'impossible' :/ (lol @ people with their irresponsible teens nonsense). Energy drinks aren't more harmful than alcohol, unless you drink waaaaaay too many of them. haggard_korn

I can't tell if you're agreeing with my sarcasm, or just not catching it.

I am agreeing, lol. wrong smiley.

and hip-hop-cola2 that's not what I mean at all. people generalize teenagers to all drink, and in a LARGE amount of cases people choose not to, as myself and the TC have, probably quite a few more people here. But I guess you assume I'm a prude because I don't drink?

[QUOTE="XilePrincess"]I haven't touched alcohol in my life, so it's not 'impossible' :/ (lol @ people with their irresponsible teens nonsense). Energy drinks aren't more harmful than alcohol, unless you drink waaaaaay too many of them. hip-hop-cola2

"I don't drink, I'm better than you"

I agree hip-hop.

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[QUOTE="XilePrincess"]I haven't touched alcohol in my life, so it's not 'impossible' :/ (lol @ people with their irresponsible teens nonsense). Energy drinks aren't more harmful than alcohol, unless you drink waaaaaay too many of them. XilePrincess

I can't tell if you're agreeing with my sarcasm, or just not catching it.

and hip-hop-cola2 that's not what I mean at all. people generalize teenagers to all drink, and in a LARGE amount of cases people choose not to, as myself and the TC have, probably quite a few more people here. But I guess you assume I'm a prude because I don't drink?

The teen nonsense part kinda confused me, But I get what your saying now. my mistake.

But go on, admit, it is really what inside you think :D

I would never think I'm better because of something so little as that. At very least, I won't ever die of alcohol poisoning, or er... choking on a bottlecap?XilePrincess

I drink alcohol, I'm not going to get poisoned unless I drink excessively. :P

I would never think I'm better because of something so little as that. At very least, I won't ever die of alcohol poisoning, or er... choking on a bottlecap?XilePrincess

so coy...

Well I think I'm better than lots of people, no problems here 8)

My mom got some sort of stones in her belly drinking those things and shes losing teeth cause of them :lol:MrLions

"My mom losing her teeth" - ":lol:"

Thats awful! You're the monster here! (Puns...hmmmm)

Don't energy drinks give you a heart attack or somethin? Anyways I havent drank one in years. I rather drink one beer than a Monster or redbull. I'm only 17 so I cant buy alcohol yet.:?

neither is very good for you, But the long term use of alcohol is FAR more damaging then energy drinks (the max limit a grown man should drink is about 21x4,5% alc in a week).

In small amounts alcohol is quite beneficial, about a half to 1 glas of wine, of beer a day is pretty healthy.Misuse leads to cronic mental problems, severe liver damage, kidney failure, blood clutting (not thickening blood, but a whole lot of small blood vessels growing into a "cork". It is highly addictive.(and lets not forget that Alcohol is listed as a poison scientificly.

Looking atwhat is in an energy Drink it aint healthy, but the long term problemsare likely less (addictioncan uccur, as with anything). They have a fairly high content of sugar, altho most candy has more, They do damage the stomache if you drink ALOT of them, and I guess you might be prone to get a depression due to the chemicals that affects your brain. Kidnery may be at pretty high workload aswell.

However Ive yet to see any documentation that states that is is more damaging then Alcohol, Energy drinks is a chem bew tho, so how each componant reacts to one another is sort of a wild card.

But to be safe, dont drink more then your body can process, I wouldnt advise more then 18-21 max a week.

If you want to live longer I would avoid both tho...

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I don't get what the big deal is with teens and energy drinks? I see almost everyone drinking them, it just doesn't make sense. I am almost 18 myself and I don't drink it, I think Coke taste better..

_en1gma_

Wait, you say Monster tastes terrible but then "Red Bull is amazing"? Red Bull sucks unless it's mixed with something...on the other hand, I like the taste of Monster by itself.

One night while I was in Indianapolis, I was drinking a monster. There were a couple people trying to pressure me into drinking some beer or margarita or whatever it was. I'm 16, but surprisingly I don't drink (I know, apparantly it's impossible to do). So after many declines, one person said "You'll drink that poison (the energy drink) but you won't drink beer."?

Can someone explain to me why energy drinks would be more harmful than alcohal.

haggard_korn

Caffeine poisoning is actually more prevalent than you might imagine. You can find articles online about that.

In moderation though, I don't think caffeine is any real issue. A big problem though is that many caffeine drinks don't list the quantity of caffeine, so you have no idea how much you just had. 4 cans of one drink might be the equivalent of 1 can of another. With alcohol, at least you have an idea of how much you are drinking when you drink it.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/872905/increased_caffeine_poisoning_in_children.html?cat=5

TC, alchohol makes you feel a lot better than energy drinks.

Enery Drinks - High amounts of sugar, Lots of Caffeine(Caffeine is a drug).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine

I enjoy energy drinks, it's a bad habbit. Alchol and energy drinks are both useless for us. IT would be best just to drink water and occasionaly milk. Than anything else at all. Even juice isn't that amazing. An apple is better than apple juice that's been processed.

I'm drinking a Monster Assault right now... :oops:

I used to drink about 4 Rockstar drinks a day, that is very bad for your health and it turns your pee green!

One night while I was in Indianapolis, I was drinking a monster. There were a couple people trying to pressure me into drinking some beer or margarita or whatever it was. I'm 16, but surprisingly I don't drink (I know, apparantly it's impossible to do). So after many declines, one person said "You'll drink that poison (the energy drink) but you won't drink beer."?

Can someone explain to me why energy drinks would be more harmful than alcohal.

haggard_korn

Well I do know energy drinks are bad for you, and I hate the taste (to me it tastes like acid and grapes), I can only get through 1/3 of a can.

I don't drink either and I'm 16. Most of my close friends do not drink. I remember one time in Web Design my friend was telling me about a party we went to she was playing beer pong (she doesn't drink though). But people saw her playing and she was trying to tell them that she was drinking just playing. They didn't believe her. I knew she wasn't but there was a funny conversation going between her and one girl.

Friend: "I don't drink, I've never been drunk"
Other Girl: "How old are you?"
Friend: "16"
Girl: "You're a liar"

:lol: I was going wow... Not everyone drinks. It's a "cool social thing to do in school" I wouldn't drink, I commend you for not doing so.

Ehh..

If I want energy I'll make coffee or tea.

I love Mate though. Anyone else drink it?

Monster turned my brother's piss flurencent once...AnObscureName

I find beer to be a more natural drink then energy drinks... there packed full of chemicals and sugar, I really don't see the appeal.

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I don't get what the big deal is with teens and energy drinks? I see almost everyone drinking them, it just doesn't make sense. I am almost 18 myself and I don't drink it, I think Coke taste better..

_en1gma_

I think it's not only for the energy, but to be able to say you drank liquid gummy worms :D.

P.S. : Don't drink more than 3 Red Bulls at a time (unless they're free ;) ).

Monster is just crap.

OK cut the crap, energy drinks are for punks.