Jesse Spano Rides Again
"There is a trend in the pro-drug culture toward promoting legal alternatives to illegal drugs and it can be very harmful."
Apparently, the post-Saved by the Bell generation didn't get the memo about the dangers of NoDoz. A new study shows that kids these days (average age: 21) are getting in trouble with legal drugs:
"We want people ingesting caffeine pills and supplements to know that caffeine is a drug and overuse is potentially harmful, especially when mixed with other pharmaceuticals for euphoria. There is a trend in the pro-drug culture toward promoting legal alternatives to illegal drugs and it can be very harmful," said Dr. Danielle McCarthy, who led the Northwestern University study.
"Young people taking caffeine either to stay awake or for a feeling of euphoria, may actually end up in the emergency department more often than we think," she said, because young adults taken to a hospital for chest pains and heart palpitations are rarely asked if they've taken caffeine supplements.