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Teachers Call For Ban On Energy Drinks
Teachers Call For Ban On Energy Drinks

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Teachers Call For Ban On Energy Drinks

One of Britain’s leading teaching unions is calling for schools to be banned from selling energy drinks to children aged under 16 due to the large amount of caffeine they contain. The National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) is describing the drinks as “readily available legal highs” that can cause headaches and palpitations, [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2020-10-30T11:57:10+11:00December 20th, 2017|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol, Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture|Tags: Caffeine, energy, energy drink, legal high, nasuwt, schools, teachers, teaching union|0 Comments

Energy drink Monster Energy sued by family of fourteen year old Anais Fournier

THE family of a 14-year-old US girl is suing the California makers of Monster Energy, alleging too much caffeine in the popular energy drink led to her death. Lawyers said the 0.7 litre cans of Monster Energy consumed by Anais Fournier, of Maryland, in the 24 hours prior to her fatal cardiac arrest in December [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2012-10-21T23:07:43+11:00October 21st, 2012|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol, Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: Caffeine, death, energy drink, Monster beverages, suing Monster Energy, young people|0 Comments