Controlling use of caffeinated alcohol is futile. Addicts will always get their drug until the pain from using is greater than its pleasure.
“FDA Bans Mixing Caffeine, Alcohol”
So read the headlines on the latest attempt of the nanny-state to control the use of drugs, in this case caffeine-infused alcoholic beverages. As usual, they are targeting the wrong thing.
The powers-that-be are attempting to control use. This is futile. Any alcoholic knows he can feel wide awake by drinking a cup of Joe, having an Irish Coffee or simply popping a NoDoz. Yet, the FDA persists, claiming “there is evidence that the combinations of caffeine and alcohol in these products pose a public-health concern.” Memo to the FDA: so does alcohol by itself, especially if the drinker has the disease of alcoholism.
The move follows a series of highly publicized incidents in recent weeks in which ...