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What You Thought

In June we asked if energy drinks cause kids to behave badly.

Your Votes:

Yes	46%
No	22%
Unsure	32%

 

Your Comments:

Yes  "I’m an SRO and once I was sent to a high school to see what drug a student was on. He was agitated and aggressive. He had slammed four Red Bulls since breakfast. His parents had to take him home."

"I don't encourage any drink with caffeine for kids. Caffeine, like other ‘eines,’ is addictive."

"Parents need to monitor the overall standard of living of their children including diet, exercise, and rest instead of allowing them to consume liquid energy that is temporal."

No  "If a child is going to behave badly, he or she will do so regardless of the consumption of an energy drink."

"Red Bull causes energy. Character causes behavior. A child with more energy may misbehave, but can't that energy be used for doing something productive?"

"I don't think it necessarily causes misbehavior in anyone, but it probably increases the likelihood that students who already behave poorly will behave worse."