Substance Abuse Linked To Consuming Energy Drinks, Study Says

CBS Local — A new study says that young, college-aged adults who regularly consumed energy drinks were at a higher risk of abusing other substances later in life. Researchers at the University of Maryland found that 21-year-olds who drank highly-caffeinated energy beverages had an increased chance of abusing alcohol or other non-prescribed stimulants by age 25.
The study followed nearly 1,100 college students over a five-year period and tracked their continued use of energy