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Well it has been down here and looks like lots of Other Places are pushing for it to be banned aswell.
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Please Note how the Label is Written like it white powder

An Energy Drink Called Cocaine
Each can of the Energy drink contains 3 times the amount of Caffeine then a redbull does :eek:


PARENTS DON'T LIKE IT AND politicians are protesting it, but that's only helped to speed up sales of Cocaine Energy Drink. The brand, which bills itself as "The Legal Alternative," has sold its entire inventory since launching in New York and California two weeks ago.

Its marketing expenditures to date: less than $40.

"Our entire marketing and promotional investment in the launch was $37.50," says Jamey Kirby, senior partner and founder of Redux Beverages, Las Vegas, which launched the controversial brand Sept. 9 during Fashion Week in New York "That's what we paid a courier to deliver a case to the New York Post."

Sales--and worldwide media publicity--took off after the newspaper wrote a story about the brand, which has none of the illegal substance but more caffeine than a Starbucks Grande coffee and 350 percent more than Red Bull, No. 1 in the $8 billion category. Available in New York and California, Cocaine Energy Drink will be sold on ******.com and through its own Web site within the next 10 days. Kirby says distribution in clubs and retail stores will be nationwide by year's end.

"We knew it would be controversial. That was the marketing plan, because young adults and teens love controversy," says Kirby. "Every time someone is on TV saying to boycott our product, the e-mails flood in asking 'Where can I buy this drink?' Negative media is doing more for us than any marketing could ever do."

The brand's Web site--www.drinkcocaine.com--received 6.7 million hits from Sept. 17-23--so many that its Internet service provider had to shut it down three times to upgrade capacity.

Redux has no plans to beef up its marketing budget to sustain momentum, but it is considering a proposition from Vivendi Universal to sponsor the launch of an upcoming video game version of the cocaine-themed movie "Scarface".

"This is not a category that is big in ad spending," said Tom Vierhile, director of Datamonitor's Productscan database, which monitors new products. "These products are all word-of-mouth. That's why the category is so accepting of new brands."

So far this year, according to Datamonitor, the energy drink category has seen 203 new products through Sept. 25, and 342 in 2005. In 2000, 119 new products entered the category.

Many of these brands are sold online, at clubs or in convenience stores. According to ACNielsen, sales of energy drinks grew 63 percent in convenience stores alone, to $2.8 billion for the 52 weeks ended Sept. 9.
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http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=48800


And a News article from down here
A NEW energy drink that crashed parties in the US last week is called Cocaine, and its makers are billing it as "the legal alternative" to the drug.
The drink's maker maintains that "doing Cocaine", the beverage that is, gives a bigger and better high without the crash other energy drinks cause.

They say a high hits within five minutes, followed by a caffeine boost 15 minutes later. The ride lasts five hours and the concoction is "350 per cent stronger than Red Bull", they claim.

They argue the effect is part chemical - the drink uses "simple" sugars that don't need to be broken down by the body to create a sugar buzz, and a much larger dose of vitamin B12 - and part psychological.

"When a person sees the name of the drink, some psychological effect happens and the person is already experiencing the energy buzz before they even open the can," speculates Cocaine inventor Jamey Kirby, whose company, Redux Beverages, is based in Las Vegas.

"I can think of no other product except real cocaine that could have that effect on the public."

Taste-testers say the drink hits hard. "It does give you a little rush," one sipper said.

Another hated the feeling the drink gave her. "I don't like the tingly feeling in my chest. I feel my heart racing and I'm not being paranoid . . . I feel looped."

Kirby said an ingredient was added to slightly numb the throat to add an oral sensation much like cocaine does.

The company is marketing the drink to partygoers.
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20432966-401,00.html


And this is the Warning from the Actual Website of the Product :eek:

WARNING - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Side-effects are associated with this product - Extreme amounts of energy!

*Warning - this beverage should be consumed by responsible adults
Failure to adhere to this warning may result in excess excitement, stamina, fun and possible feeling of euphoria.

Keep in mind - This product may not be suitable for children, pregnant women and anyone sensitive to caffeine.
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TBH i think its Got stupid levels of Caffeine in it and its just not safe because i know Kids are going to get there hands on it one way or another even if they have to be 15 Years or older and Kids these days just dont need any more caffeine :eek:

Ban it everywhere i Say!!!!
 
we have a case in our fridge, usually when i drank redbull in the UK i couldn't feel much difference but this stuff actually makes me hyper one can gets me through an all nighter easily :D
 
There's a RebBull alternative called Speed which they have in Spain. I was with a friend in a bar in Madrid and we saw a sign for a 'pitcher of Vodka and Speed €7' :eek: lol
 
Cocaine the drink, all about it here

Can't see any harm in posting the above link may be a bit more informative on the whole substance.

WARNING - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Side-effects are associated with this product - Extreme amounts of energy!

*Warning - this beverage should be consumed by responsible adults
Failure to adhere to this warning may result in excess excitement, stamina, fun and possible feeling of euphoria.

Keep in mind - This product may not be suitable for children, pregnant women and anyone sensitive to caffeine.
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Its only since the boom of Red Bull and the demand and market since people are willing to spend £1 on a can. This then leads these companies to experiment with additives and come out with something extremely extreme.
 
Spacky said:
Cocaine the drink, all about it here

Can't see any harm in posting the above link may be a bit more informative on the whole substance.

WARNING - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Side-effects are associated with this product - Extreme amounts of energy!

*Warning - this beverage should be consumed by responsible adults
Failure to adhere to this warning may result in excess excitement, stamina, fun and possible feeling of euphoria.

Keep in mind - This product may not be suitable for children, pregnant women and anyone sensitive to caffeine.
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I posted that In the OP :p

And if you read the warning it seems somewhat aimed at Kids TBH.

Ill show you why i think this.

*Warning - this beverage should be consumed by responsible adults
Failure to adhere to this warning may result in excess excitement, stamina, fun and possible feeling of euphoria.

Under lines and Bolds are to show what im pointing out

Now that looks like if you dont Take notice of that warning and you're not an Adult then you will get the effects of stamina, fun and possible feeling of euphoria
 
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Visage said:
Seems incredibly dangerous to me - do people not realise that too much caffeine will actually kill you?
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Is that a joke?

I'd be curious to see the levels of caffiene in such a drink versus a double expresso from Starbucks. Red BUll has never touched me, but double expresso makes me fly...
 
Spacky said:
I gathered long term it can kill you, are you saying too much in one sitting can kill you?
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It sure can, Can make your Blood Pressure go through the roof and you will be on your back with heart attack.

Edit: Think of the Kidneys :eek:
 
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