THERE'S GROWING 
CONCERN, ABOUT
SOMETHING YOU MAY BE
DRINKING EVERYDAY.
BUT MANY DO NOT 
KNOW, WHAT'S REALLY IN
THOSE POPULAR ENERGY
DRINKS THEY THOUGHT,
WOULD JUST GIVE THEM A
CAFFEINE KICK.
THE NIGHTBEAT'S JENNIE
RUNEVITCH, WITH THE 
"ENERGY DRINK 
EMERGENCIES," THAT
HAVE DOCTORS SO 
WORRIED.
WE'VE ALL HAD THAT
FEELING.
YOU'RE IN A FOG.. AND 
NEED A CAFFEINE FIX.. TO
BRING THE DAY INTO
FOCUS.
YEARS AGO.. YOU'D 
REACH FOR COFFEE..
MAYBE A SODA. BUT 
MAKE NO MISTAKE... WE 
NOW LIVE IN THE AGE OF
ENERGY DRINKS.
NATS
BRIGHTLY-COLORED
BEVERAGES.. IN FLASHY 
PACKAGING.. WITH NAMES
LIKE AMP.. MONSTER..
AND ROCK STAR.
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE
YOU TURN. 
RIGHT UP AT THE 
REGISTER..
ADVERTISED ALL OVER T-
V.
QUICK NATS COMMERCIAL 
THERE'S EVEN THIS 
PRODUCT.. SOLD ONLINE.. 
THAT COMES WITH A 
SYRINGE.. TO DROP PURE
CAFFEINE IN YOUR CUP. 
POPULAR AND 
POWERFUL.. ENERGY 
DRINKS' PROMISE TO
KEEP YOU AWAKE AND
ALERT.. HAS A LOT OF
PEOPLE HOOKED.
8:29:44 
"I'M IN COLLEGE. I STAY 
UP LATE." 
BUTT TO SOT 
8:34:24-:27 
"DURING A DAY, I WAS
DRINKING ABOUT 3 OR 4." 
1:35:41 
"I WORK ABOUT 60 HOURS
A WEEK."
BUTT TO SOT 
1:34:25-:28 
"I HAD A REGULAR
SCHEDULE OF 2-3 ENERGY
DRINKS A DAY."
BUT AS OUR LOVE OF
ENERGY DRINKS 
GROWS.SO DO THE 
CONCERNS. ABOUT 
SAFETY. 
THEIR CONTENTS..
THEIR CONSEQUENCES..
THEIR RISKS TO YOUR 
HEALTH. 
1:42:00-:03 
"THE KIDS, I THINK THEY 
SEE IT AS GLAMOROUS." 
BUTT TO SOT 
1:42:12-:18 
"I DON'T THINK THEY SEE 
THE NEGATIVE OF IT. AND 
I DIDN'T UNTIL I
ACTUALLY WITNESSED IT 
AND IT HAPPENED TO ME!" 
1:42:54 NATS
"THIS WAS THE EKG"
A SERIOUS SCARE.. 
1:43:37-:40 NATS
"WHEN I CAME IN, THIS IS
WHERE MY HEART RATE 
WAS GOING." 
BLAKE MONTGOMERY'S
DOCTORS.. BLAME ON
ENERGY DRINKS.
NATS CAR DOOR CLOSES
1:50:13 
THE 39-YEAR-OLD WAS ON
THE ROAD WHEN IT
HAPPENED. 
1:31:49-:56 
"WAS JUST ON WEST 
SYCAMORE STREET HERE
IN KOKOMO AND ALL OF A
SUDDEN JUST HAD, FOR A
QUICK SECOND
BLACKED OUT."1:31:02- 
:07 
"MY HEART WAS RACING, 
CHEST WAS SUPER SUPER 
TIGHT AND JUST WAS
SWEATING PROFUSELY."
1:40:57-:06 
"THAT'S WHEN I REALLY 
STARTED FEELING MY
HEART BEAT AND BEAT 
AND BEAT AND THEN 
LUCKILY, I GOT TO THE 
EMERGENCY ROOM FAST 
ENOUGH."
NATS ER/BEEP BEEP?
1:32:17-:20 
"THEY TOLD ME I WAS 
HAVING A HEART ATTACK,
AT 255 BEATS PER
MINUTE."
1:32:47-:57 
"NURSE COMES IN, ASKS 
ME ABOUT MY CAFFEINE
INTAKE - HAD A FEW
ENERGY DRINKS THAT
ARE SO POPULAR THESE
DAYS AND COME TO FIND 
OUT IT WAS ALL
CAFFEINE-INDUCED."
1:33:48-:52 
"DID YOU THINK
CAFFEINE COULD CAUSE A
HEART ATTACK?"
"I NEVER THOUGHT
CAFFEINE."1:44:15 "YOU
READ ABNORMAL, ECG" 
1:44:10 "ATRIAL FLUTTER"
1:44:03 "THIS WAS YOUR
BODY'S REACTION TO
THAT CAFFEINE.. 
SCARY!"THE DAY OF HIS 
HEART ATTACK.. BLAKE
HAD DOWNED 2 CUPS OF
COFFEE.. A HALF CUP OF
MOUNTAIN DEW.. AND 2
LARGE MONSTER ENERGY
DRINKS. 
22-YEAR-OLD COLLEGE 
STUDENT JESSIQA 
TROXEL.. ENDED UP IN
THE E-R TOO.
8:30:44-:47 
"MY HEART WAS FEELING 
LIKE IT WAS BEATING OUT 
OF MY CHEST." 
BUTT TO SOT 
8:31:31-:40 
"AND THEY KEPT ASKING 
ME, DID YOU DRINK 
ANYTHING? I SAID WELL, I
HAD A FEW AMPS DURING 
THE WEEK. AND THEY GO,
'WELL, YOUR HEART'S 
GONNA EXPLODE IF YOU
KEEP DRINKING THEM'." 
JESSICA AND BLAKE 
CERTAINLY AREN'T
ALONE. AND THE
STATISTICS ARE
STARTLING.
ENERGY DRINK-RELATED
ER VISITS DOUBLED IN
RECENT YEARS - FROM 
10-THOUSAND.. TO MORE 
THAN 20-THOUSAND. 
THE F-D-A IS LOOKING
INTO SEVERAL DEATHS.. 
ASSOCIATED WITH THE 
DRINKS. 
AND IT HAS A LONG LIST
OF REPORTED 
COMPLAINTS.. FROM 
DIZZINESS AND 
TREMORS.. TO
CONVULSIONS AND 
CARDIAC ARREST. 
ENERGY DRINK
COMPANIES.. MAINTAIN
THEIR PRODUCTS ARE
SAFE. 
BUT DR. JAMES MOWRY,
OF THE INDIANA POISON 
CENTER, SAYS THE
DANGER WITH THESE 
DRINKS.. IS THE DOSE. 
1:30:47-:59 
"YOU'RE GETTING OH, 150,
200, 300 MILLIGRAMS OF
CAFFEINE IN A SINGLE
SERVING AND SO IT'S 
ENOUGH TO CAUSE 
OVERSTIMULATION. IT'S 
NOT A SURPRISE TO USE 
THAT WE'RE SEEING MORE
PROBLEMS WITH IT."
NATS 1:24:40 "THIS IS ... 
JUST LIQUID CAFFEINE" 
DIETICIANS RECOMMEND
NO MORE THAN 400
MILLIGRAMS OF CAFFEINE
.. IN AN ENTIRE DAY.
A TYPICAL CUP OF
COFFEE.. HAS ABOUT 90 
MILLIGRAMS. 
A CUP OF TEA.. 50.
A CAN OF POP.. CAN'T
HAVE MORE THAN 65.
BUT ENERGY DRINKS?
BRANDS VARY.. FROM
150.. TO MORE THAN 300
MILLIGRAMS OF 
CAFFEINE. 
AND MANY.. INCLUDE
MORE THAN ONE SERVING 
IN EACH CAN.
1:10:42-:53 
"THEY GO AHEAD AND
DRINK THE WHOLE THING,
THEY'RE ALREADY GOING 
TO GET OVER HALF OF 
THE 400 MILLIGRAMS IN 
JUST THAT ONE SHOT."
"PLUS.. CHECK THIS OUT -
THERE ARE MORE
SOURCES OF CAFFEINE.. 
HIDDEN IN THE OTHER 
INGREDIENTS.
SO IT CAN BE TOUGH TO 
TELL.. JUST HOW MUCH
OF A JOLT.. YOU'RE
GETTING WITH THESE."
1:35:19-:26 
"YOHIMBINE, WHICH IS A
STIMULANT, YERBA MATE,
WHICH HAS CAFFEINE IN 
IT."
BUTT TO SOT 
1:35:46-:57 
"IF YOU DO THAT YOU'RE
GONNA GET AT LEAST 300
MG OF CAFFEINE FROM 
DRINKING ONE OF THESE 
AND PROBABLY MORE 
THAN THAT." 
"IS THAT SAFE?" 
"NO. IT'S NOT 
SAFE."SOME CANS DON'T 
LIST CAFFEINE CONTENT.. 
AT ALL. 
AND THEY DON'T HAVE 
TO. 
ENERGY DRINKS ARE 
CONSIDERED "DIETARY 
SUPPLEMENTS". 
SO THEY'RE NOT
REGULATED BY THE F-D-A. 
DIETICIANS.. CONSUMER 
GROUPS.. AND PEOPLE 
LIKE BLAKE
MONTGOMERY.. ARE
PUSHING FOR CHANGE. 
1:37:35-:47 
"MAYBE THE FDA NEEDS
TO GET INVOLVED AND 
LOOK AT DOING SOME
KIND OF REGULATIONS ON
THESE. I MEAN IF THIS DID 
IT TO ME AT AGE 39, I 
CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT'S 
DOING TO THESE KIDS 
THAT ARE GETTING
HOOKED ONTO IT WHEN 
THEY'RE 14, 15, 16."
8:32:54-:57 
"NOW I DON'T EVEN DRINK 
THEM. I JUST.. I CAN'T DO 
IT."
1:37:09-:13 
"NO MORE. EVER SINCE
THAT DAY, I'VE CUT OUT
CAFFEINE COMPLETELY." 
IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT..
CHECK THE LABELS..
RESEARCH THE
INGREDIENTS.. AND LIMIT 
YOUR AMOUNT.
OR - DOCTORS SAY - YOU
JUST MIGHT WANT TO
STICK WITH A CLASSIC
CUP OF JOE. 
JR, CH13 EWN. 
JUST THIS WEEK, 
MONSTER ENERGY DRINK
ANNOUNCED IT'S
CHANGING ITS LABELING,
AND WILL NOW LIST 
"NUTRITION FACTS,"
RATHER THAN 
"SUPPLEMENT FACTS." 
THE COMPANY ALSO
PLANS TO DISCLOSE 
CAFFEINE CONTENT, 
WHICH MEANS IT WILL 
HAVE TO FOLLOW F-D-A
RULES.
OPERATION BASKETBALL
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NIGHT.. 
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