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mimus99

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May 17, 2017, 9:52:41 AM5/17/17
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On Wed, 17 May 2017 12:15:13 +0000 (UTC), Contrarian wrote:

> inter alia, caffeine
>
> Last Updated May 16, 2017 7:14 PM EDT
>
> A South Carolina coroner says too much caffeine caused the death of a healthy teenager.
>
> Sixteen-year-old Davis Cripe collapsed last month at his high school and
> died at a hospital after consuming a large soft drink, a latte and an
> energy drink over a short period.
> 0516-ctm-caffeinedeath-dokoupil-1316219-640x360.jpg
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> Davis Cripe
>
>
> 11 things you should know about caffeine
>
> "You know it when it happens. You start to feel dizzy. You can feel it in
> your chest," said CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus. Agus
> says energy drinks send more than 20,000 people to the emergency room
> annually.
>
> "The problem that we're learning is that it's not just caffeine, it's the
> other stimulants that are in there. In a cup of coffee, you may have
> over 45 minutes or 60 minutes. These energy drinks you're having all at
> once. And so all the caffeine give this big peak in the body and that's
> when bad things happen." Agus said. Sean Cripe says the tragic way his
> son lost his life could be someone else's lifesaver. "Parents, please
> talk to your kids about the dangers of these energy drinks," Cripe said.
>
> The coroner said Davis' autopsy showed no signs of an "unfounded" or
> "undiagnosed heart condition."
>
> http://www.cbsnews.com/news/davis-cripe-teen-dies-from-caffeine-overdose-coroner-says/. It is a snapshot of the page as it appeared on

Great, now they gonna make coffee and tea prescription-only, the way they
did ephedrine (those nice pink Lilly caps) after a few teenage boys (as
usual) ate handfuls in macho mindlessness (as usual) and died from cardiac
dysrhymias.

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O-verkill, is my _style_.

< Mantrid

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May 24, 2017, 7:20:08 PM5/24/17
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In alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk mimus99 <mim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 17 May 2017 12:15:13 +0000 (UTC), Contrarian wrote:
>
>> inter alia, caffeine
>>
>
> Great, now they gonna make coffee and tea prescription-only, the way they
> did ephedrine (those nice pink Lilly caps) after a few teenage boys (as
> usual) ate handfuls in macho mindlessness (as usual) and died from cardiac
> dysrhymias.
>


I've been fearing that. I THINK there's too much commercial revenue at stake
though.


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