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Booze + Energy Drinks = Possible Danger
Wake Forest University School of Medicine released research this month
about the health effects that occur when alcohol and energy drinks are mixed
together.
What does this mean for California DUI defense lawyers?
The study shows that people double their risk of being hurt, injured, requiring
medical attention, driving with an intoxicated driver, being taken advantage
of sexually or taking advantage of another sexually. Perhaps most significantly
for California DUI defense attorneys, only the symptoms of drunkenness are
reduced but not the drunkenness.
People can't tell if they're drunk, according to the study. So people will
get behind the wheel and not feel drunk, yet they could be arrested for
California Drunk Driving.
Since caffeine is a stimulant and alcohol is a depressant, they counteract
each other, which makes people not realize how much alcohol they have ingested.
One's California DUI BAC [Blood Alcohol Concentration] is still the same,
but the effects are being masked by the caffeine, say Wellness Education
dietitians.
When the caffeine wears off, the person will feel the full effects of the
alcohol. California DUI criminal attorneys will still have to deal with
the California DUI BAC number.
Findings from the 4,000 person survey of college students revealed that students are combining the two so they can drink more and stay out longer without feeling the effects.
Many California DUI criminal lawyers believe the danger lies in the increased amount of alcohol that people drink, assuming they have not yet reached a dangerous level. It may lead to people making decisions they normally would not such as driving drunk.
The relatively new combination has become popular among college students. But this drink is not popular only around California colleges. Mixing caffeine and alcohol is known to have grown in the past years nationwide with the onset of energy drinks' popularity. It is popular for many people to mix energy drinks with alcohol while they're drinking.
The possible risk that accompanies the mix of caffeine and alcohol does
not seem to deter people from buying the drink. Which means many at some
point may need a California DUI lawyer.