Health experts have expressed concern about the drinks’ high caffeine content, which can cause arrhythmia and raise blood pressure in young people.Įnergy drinks can contain up to 240 mg of caffeine, according to a 2012 Consumer Reports study. While energy drinks account for just a small segment of the non-alcoholic beverages industry, they are very popular with young people. Instead, it was an energy drink,” Sean Cripe said. Symptoms of caffeine intoxication can mimic those of. “It wasn’t a car crash that took his life. Common features of caffeine intoxication, also known as caffeinism (i.e., a state of chronic toxicity from excessive caffeine consumption), include anxiety, agitation, restlessness, insomnia, gastrointestinal disturbances, tremors, psychomotor agitation, and, in some cases, death. “Take the time to talk with your children about the dangers of caffeinated drinks.”Īt a news conference on Monday, May 15, the boy’s father said his son was very careful about drugs and alcohol. “While adults should be mindful of their caffeine consumption, it’s important for parents to know the risks of children and adolescents consuming caffeine,” Jill Michels of the Palmetto Poison Center said in a statement. The US Food and Drug Administration recommends that adults consume no more than 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine per day, which is equivalent to 4 or 5 cups of coffee. 'This is not a caffeine overdose,' Mr Watts told Reuters news agency. “It was mainly due to the time period that he ingested a rapid amount of caffeine that affected his heart,” Watts told The Post and Courier, adding that Cripe had collapsed just 15 minutes after taking the energy drink. The teenager weighed 90kg (200 lbs) but would not have been considered morbidly obese, Mr Watts said. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts noted Tuesday, May 16, that such occurrences are “highly unusual.” In a span of two hours before he collapsed, Cripe drank a cafe latte, a large Diet Mountain Dew, and an energy drink. SOUTH CAROLINA, USA – A coffee, a caffeinated drink, and an energy soda proved a deadly combination for a South Carolina teenager who died within two hours of consuming them, triggering warnings about the risks of caffeine overdose.ĭavis Allen Cripe died on April 26 from a “caffeine-induced cardiac event causing a probable arrhythmia,” the Richland County coroner’s office in the southern US state wrote in a statement.
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