ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2012
Energy drinks mixed with alcohol: misconceptions, myths, and facts.
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- Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drinks (AmED) Use among University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Alcohol mixed with energy drink (AMED): A critical review and meta-analysis.Human psychopharmacology · 2018Pooled it
- Mixing alcohol with energy drink (AMED) and total alcohol consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Human psychopharmacology · 2016Pooled it
- Separate and joint effects of alcohol and caffeine on conflict monitoring and adaptation.Psychopharmacology · 2016Trial
- Effects of alcohol mixed with energy drink and alcohol alone on subjective intoxication.Amino acids · 2013Trial
- Mixing an energy drink with an alcoholic beverage increases motivation for more alcohol in college students.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2013Trial
- A Comparison Between Ecological Momentary Assessment and the Adapted-Quick Drinking Screen: Alcohol Mixed With Energy Drinks.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2022Article
- An on-premise study to investigate the effects of mixing alcohol with caffeinated beverages.Brain and behavior · 2022Article
- A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Effects of Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink (AMED) Consumption on Overall Alcohol Consumption and Related Consequences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Risk-Taking Behavior and the Consumption of Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink among Australian, Dutch and UK Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Energy drinks consumption and perceptions among University Students in Beirut, Lebanon: A mixed methods approach.PloS one · 2020Article
- Case report on energy drink consumption among Health Sciences University students in Gauteng Province, South Africa.Public health reviews · 2020Article
- Age at first alcohol use predicts current alcohol use, binge drinking and mixing of alcohol with energy drinks among Ontario Grade 12 students in the COMPASS study.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2019Article
- Extra-endothelial TRPV1 channels participate in alcohol and caffeine actions on cerebral artery diameter.Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · 2018Article
- Intensity of Energy Drink Use Plus Alcohol Predict Risky Health Behaviours among University Students in the Caribbean.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Why meta is better: A reply to Linden-Carmichael et al. (2018).Human psychopharmacology · 2018Article
- Long-term consumption of energy drinks induces biochemical and ultrastructural alterations in the heart muscle.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2018Article
- A daily diary examination of caffeine mixed with alcohol among college students.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2017Article
- A UK student survey investigating the effects of consuming alcohol mixed with energy drinks on overall alcohol consumption and alcohol-related negative consequences.Preventive medicine reports · 2016Article
- Alcohol mixed with energy drinks: Associations with risky drinking and functioning in high school.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhilst energy drinks improve performance and feelings of alertness, recent articles suggest that energy drink consumption combined with alcohol may reduce perception of alcohol intoxication, or lead to increased alcohol or drug use. This review discusses the available scientific evidence on the effects of mixing energy drinks with alcohol.
methodsA literature search was performed using the keywords "energy drink and Red Bull(®)" and consulting Medline/Pubmed, PsycINFO, and Embase.
resultsThere is little evidence that energy drinks antagonize the behavioral effects of alcohol, and there is no consistent evidence that energy drinks alter the perceived level of intoxication of people who mix energy drinks with alcohol. No clinically relevant cardiovascular or other adverse effects have been reported for healthy subjects combining energy drinks with alcohol, although there are no long-term investigations currently available. Finally, whilst several surveys have shown associations, there is no direct evidence that coadministration of energy drinks increases alcohol consumption, or initiates drug and alcohol dependence or abuse.
conclusionAlthough some reports suggest that energy drinks lead to reduced awareness of intoxication and increased alcohol consumption, a review of the available literature shows that these views are not supported by direct or reliable scientific evidence. A personality with higher levels of risk-taking behavior may be the primary reason for increased alcohol and drug abuse per se. The coconsumption of energy drinks being one of the many expressions of that type of lifestyle and personality.
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