ITWOULD SAVE ME MOVIE.
>> Reporter: FOR THE NOW --
MONEY.
>> Reporter: FOR THE NOW, I
AMANNIE TAYLOR.
>>> WOVE HEARD ABOUT ENERGY
DRINKS AS A GATEWAY TO DRUG
USE.
WE ARE ASKING DR. NANDI ABOUT
THIS.
>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS THE
RESEARCH IS STARTLING.
THE STUDY INVOLVED JUST OVER A
THOUSAND COL HE STUDENT.
-- COLLEGE STUDENTS.
THOSE WHO DRAINING THE HIGHLY
CAFFEINATED ENERGY DRINKS
CONSISTENTLY WERE AT A HIGHEST
RISK OF COCAINE USE AND
NONMEDICAL PRESCRIPTION
STIMULANT DRUGS AND GREATER
RISKED OF GETTING DIAGNOSED
WITH ALCOHOL USE DISORDER BY
THE TIME THEY ARE 25.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING
ON?
WHY DO WE THINK IT COULD LEAD
TO STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> Reporter: THE BIOLOGICAL
REASON IS UNCLEAR AND NEEDS TO
BE INVESTIGATED.
BUT ENERGY DRINKS HAS CAFFEINE
A STIMULANT AND THE STUDY
RESULTS LINK HIGH CONSUMPTION
OF THEM OVER SEVERAL YEARS TO
PUT YOU AT A INCREASED RISK FOR
OTHER STIMULANTS.
THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT'S
WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE ONE WHO IS
DRINK IT IN MODERATE AMOUNTS.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE COME WITH
THAT EXPLANATION ALSO HAD
HIGHER RISK FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
COMPARED TO THOSE WHO DIDN'T
DRINK OR REDUCE THE CONSUMMING
OF ENERGY DRINKS.
I AM NOT A FAN OF THEM AT ALL.
MY PRESCRIPTION AVOID THEM IF
YOU NEED A MENTAL OR ENERGY
BOOST GET ACTIVE.
MOVEMENT AM PES UP THE BRAIN
CHEMICALS WHICH CAN MAKE YOU
FEEL GOOD.
DON'T MIX ENERGY DRINKS WITH
ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGSTH IT CAN
LEAD TO STAYING UP LATER
DRINKING MORE AND BECOMING MORE
IMPAIRED THAN YOU REALIZE.
BE AWARE OF THE HIGH LEVELS OF
CAFFEINE AND SUGAR IN ENERGY
DRINKS.
COP SOUP TOO MUCH CAFFEINE CAN
-- CAFFEINE CAN -- DRINKING TOO
MUCH CAFFEINE CAN ELEVATE BLOOD
PRESSURE.
SIGNS ARE INABILITY TO STOP
USING A SUBSTANCE.
OVERLY FOCUSING OR DEALING
WITHWITHDRAWALS, MAHDINESS AND
FRUSTRATION.
>> I MEAN, IN MODERATION WOULD
YOU CONSIDER THEM TO BE SAFE.
DOES THE FDA WEIGH IN.
>> Reporter: THAT'S A TOUGH
QUESTION HE.
ENERGY DRINKS ARE NOT
REGULATEDAND CAFFEINE CONTENT
DO NOT NEED TO BE LISTED.
FDA SAYS YOU SHOULD SEE YOUR
DOCTOR TO CONFIRM WHETHER
YOUHAVE UNDIAGNOSED MEDICAL
CONDITIONS THAT COULD GET WORSE
DURING DRINKING THE ENERGY
DRINKS.
DON'T EVEN DO IT, THAT'S THE
SAFE ROUTE BECAUSE I THINK YOU
COULD HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS.
