Bye Bye Four Lokos

As many of you have heard the malt-bevarage drink, Four Loko, has been banned from numerous campuses around the country. The drink has been deemed a "public health concern" by the FDA and production of the drinks may be stopped under federal law. Many students across the nation are upset with the recent elimination of one of the most popular malt beverages. The drinks combination with alcohol and caffeine is what have the FDA concerned. They claim that this combination is potential very dangerous for those consuming it. The caffeine mixed with alcohol can have counteracting effects.The caffeine in the drink keeps the person more alert and it sets back the feeling that alcohol causes which enables the person to continue drinking to achieve the feeling of being drunk. This either can lead to alcohol poisoning from an excessive amount of alcohol or it allows the person to do things they normally wouldn't do while drunk because of the amount of caffeine consumed. Either way the drink has been banned for safety reasons on many campuses around the nation and I completely agree with this action. I don't think this will end underage drinking but if its helps prevent accidents or deaths then why not ban it. At the same time I doubt this banning will stop people from mixing the two substances themselves.