TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Energy Drink Use and Adverse Effects Among Emergency Department Patients
JO  - Journal of community health
A1  - Nordt, Sean Patrick
A1  - Vilke, Gary M.
A1  - Clark, Richard F.
A1  - Lee Cantrell, F.
A1  - Chan, Theodore C.
A1  - Galinato, Melissa
A1  - Nguyen, Vincent
A1  - Castillo, Edward M.
SP  - 976
EP  - 981
VL  - 37
IS  - 5
N2  - Energy drink usage is common and contains caffeine or other stimulants. We evaluated demographics, prevalence, reasons and adverse effects with consuming energy beverages. Cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of patients recruited from two San Diego Emergency Departments from January to December 2009. One-thousand-two-hundred-ninety-eight subjects participated of which 52.6% were male. Ethnicity: Caucasian 48.3%, African American 17%, Hispanic 18%, Other 16.7%. Age ranges: 18-29 years (38.4%), 30-54 years (49.6%) and greater than 55 years (12%). Reasons for use: 57% to "increase energy", 9.5% for studying/work projects, 2.4% while prolonged driving, improve sports performance 2%, with ethanol 6.3%, "other" reasons 22.1%. Adverse reactions reported by 33.5% (429) patients. Two-hundred-eighty report feeling "shaky/jittery", insomnia 136, palpitations 150, gastrointestinal upset 82, headache 68, chest pain 39, and seizures in 6. Eighty-five patients reported co-ingestion with illicit "stimulants" including cocaine and methamphetamine. We identified one-third of patients reported at least one adverse effect. Whilst most were not severe, a small number were serious e.g., seizures. In addition, some report purposely ingesting with illicit drugs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0094-5145
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-012-9549-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -