Caffeine: A Deadly Sugar High?

More than 4,600 calls to poison control made in 2006 alone were regarding an overlooked, potentially deadly substance: caffeine. According to a report conducted by the University of Michigan, due to aggresive marketing strategies, more and more teenagers are consuming energy drinks, which are over-loaded with dangerous levels of caffeine. The result? ER waiting rooms filled with people suffering from uncontrollable vomiting and excruiating headaches.

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