BE LINKED TO
POPULAR ENERGY
DRINKS.
NONE OF THE
DEATHS
HAPPENED IN NEW
MEXICO... BUT
NEWS 13 HAS
LEARNED THERE
HAVE BEEN
SOME VISITS TO
THE HOSPITAL.
LYSEE MITRI IS
LIVE DOWNTOWN
WITH THE STORY.
JESSICA... THE
UNM POISON
CONTROL CENTER
HAS TAKEN
DOZENS OF CALLS
THIS YEAR ALONE -
LINKED TO
ENERGY DRINKS.
SOME OF THEM
INVOLVED
CHILDREN
YOUNGER THAN
SIX.
I started feeling heavy.
I started going pale I
was told
17-YEAR-OLD
BRIANA MESA
SAYS SHE WAS
RUSHED TO
PRESBYTERIAN
HOSPITAL IN
JANUARY, HOURS
AFTER DRINKING
AN AMP ENERGY
DRINK ON AN
EMPTY STOMACH.
7:30 I was shaking and
my heart was feeling
weird because I wasn't
feeling myself after I
drank them, which
should stop me from
drinking them but that
doesn't necessarily do
that 7:42
THE UNIVERSITY
OF NEW MEXICO
POISON CENTER
HAS TAKEN CALLS
FROM NEARLY 40
PEOPLE SO FAR
THIS YEAR --
AFTER THEY
DRANK ENERGY
DRINKS. ABOUT
HALF WERE 19
YEARS OLD OR
YOUNGER ...
INCLUDING FIVE
CHILDREN UNDER
THE AGE OF SIX.
11:13 there's just no
role for caffeine in a
child's diet 11:15
DOCTOR STEVEN
SEIFERT SAYS
PEOPLE REALLY
SHOULDNL'T
START DRINKING
CAFFEINE UNTIL
THEIR EARLY 20s,
WHEN THEIR
BRAIN IS FULLY
DEVELOPED. HE
SAYS IT CAN
INCREASE YOUR
HEART RATE,
YOUR BLOOD
PRESSURE AND
FREQUENT USERS
CAN EXPERIENCE
WITHDRAWALS.
AND SEIFERT SAYS
THE LABELS CAN
BE MISLEADING...
13:42 they can list
caffeine added to
product but may also
be present in the form
of other additives so it
can be difficult even
for toxicologist to
know how much
caffeine you're actually
getting 13:55
AND OF COURSE
ANYONE WITH
SPECIAL HEALTH-
RELATED ISSUES
IS MORE
VULNERABLE TO
THE EFFECTS.
MESA SAYS SHE
DOESN'T DRINK
ENERGY DRINKS
OFTEN... BUT HER
HOSPITAL VISIT
WASN'T ENOUGH
TO MAKE HER
STOP
ALTOGETHER.
5:29 I drink them
basically because they
taste really good. they
give me a minimal
amount of energy but
sometimes they help
with that little bit that I
need. 5:38
THE POISON
CENTER MEDICAL
DIRECTOR SAYS
HE HASN'T
GOTTEN A REPORT
OF ANY DEATHS
OR LIFE-
THREATENING
EFFECTS CAUSED
BY ENERGY
DRINKS HERE IN
NEW MEXICO.
BACK TO YOU.
OK LYSEE.
THE INCREASED
SCRUTINY ON
ENERGY DRINKS
INCLUDES A
PENDING LAWSUIT
AGAINST
MONSTER.
THE ENERGY
DRINK COMPANY
SAYS IT DOESN'T
BELIEVE ITS
PRODUCTS
CAUSED ANY
DEATHS.
