Energy drinks back in the news for link to increase in ER visits

Posted by Marguerite | January 17, 2013 .

Energy drinks linked to increase in emergency room visits since 2007

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Government survey shows how visits to the emergency room linked to energy drinks have increased from 10,000 to more than 20,000. The survey was done by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. News reports have announced this discovery on local Chicago news stations and across the internet recently. Emergency physicans see an increase in irregular heartbeats, anxiety and heart attacks with patients who had recently drinked an energy drink.