The United States has issued a warning: caffeinated alcoholic drinks are unsafe and more deadly.

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The Food and Drug Administration of the United States has warned four alcoholic beverage manufacturers that it is not safe to add caffeine to alcoholic beverages. These mixed caffeine and alcohol drinks are available on the market (such as "sliced wine" that has sparked hot talk in the city), as well as on-site mixing and self-mixing in bars, all of which are very popular, but it is actually very dangerous to drink caffeine and alcohol together. Serious can be even more deadly.

Caffeinated alcoholic drinks have an alcohol content of about 12%. Similar to wine, alcohol is an inhibitor that causes drowsiness, impairs judgment and thinking. On the contrary, caffeine is a stimulant, which has a refreshing effect, slows down or even hides the feeling of drunkenness, makes drinkers feel undrunk, mistakenly thinks they can continue to drink, and then unwittingly drinks more and more, increasing the risk of binge drinking. Studies have shown that binge drinking of caffeinated alcoholic drinks is three times higher than those who drink only alcohol. Binge drinking increases the risk of alcoholism, accidental injury, violence, road traffic accidents, unsafe sex, etc. Long-term binge drinking is more likely to lead to alcohol abuse and dependence, liver cirrhosis, high blood pressure, stroke, malnutrition, depression, anxiety, memory impairment, family disputes, violence, work absenteeism and so on.

Therefore, alcohol containing caffeine should be avoided, and alcohol should not be mixed with energy drinks containing caffeine. Keep in mind that there is no safe intake of alcohol. Children, teenagers and pregnant women should not drink alcohol.

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