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Four Loko Alcholic Energy Drink Leads to Hospital

Nine freshmen at Central Washington University were hospitalized after attending an off campus party on October 8. The incident led college officials to ban the product from campus and prompted the Washington State Attorney General to call for the ban of the product. The students became violently ill and passed out after consuming Four Loko, an alcoholic beverage containing twelve percent alcohol and caffeine. According to one report, consuming three of these drinks is equivalent to 18 beers.  Sources state that the blood alcohol content of … [Read more...]