The legitimate issue is not as simple as "don't drink caffeine and alcohol", but is what
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>>75376339. That will never stop people from doing it in practice, but at least keeps companies or people who want to be seen as respectable from highlighting it as a good idea.
>>75369333Speaking of that, the FDA never banned 4Loko, only "warned" the manufacturer and a few others, to respond to public outcry. The manufacturer removed the caffeine willingly, rather than challenge it via an expensive court battle. The FDA didn't even ban selling products that have both caffeine and alcohol. Espresso martinis (and other drinks with coffee) come and go as a trendy drink every 4-5 years. Lately, more brands are releasing "hard iced tea" products with both caffeine and alcohol. The public outcry about 4Loko was because the wrong kind of people were into it, in the wrong ways.
It was a class thing, but Americans are culturally blind to conversations about class.
I'm fine with it, just amused that no one calls it what it is. I'm fine making it ten percent more difficult for the yoots and the hoodlums to buy 20oz of caffeinated alcohol that tastes like a soda.
