Teens Drink E-Liquid With Energy Drinks

[Sirius]

I don't have a link for the report I just saw on FNC, but I wasn't really shocked. Teens sometimes seem that their bodies have far surpassed their mental capabilities to anyone that has been around them a lot. Especially when they do really stupid things like drink energy drinks like they are soda pop and play several rounds of basketball. Heart attack waiting to happen I suppose. Do they think about that? No. Now they are mixing nicotine liquids for e-cigs with energy drinks for a kick, and getting poisoned.

This report I saw also was about toddlers getting their hands on colorful e-liquid bottles and drinking it.(No childproof tops?) and getting poisoned but really, teens mixing e-liquid with energy drinks for a kick is really stupid. Not to mention really dangerous. Nicotine is a drug and should be treated that way. Child proof your liquids people. It's not that hard. Teens, well there is a really no way to keep them from doing really stupid things, I suppose.

Btw, if anyone can find that FNC report please post it. Thnx.

 

[Dampmaskin]

More than 7 million accidental poisonings occur each year, with more than 75% involving children under age 6. (source)

That's not news.

A kid drinks e-liquid? Stop the press!!!

 

[Elizabeth Baldwin]

That's insane! I guess they like playing with their lives. Teens, not all..but some, want to be treated like adults yet they act like toddlers!

 

[Jarbs]

teenagers do dumb things. that isn't news.

 

[rothenbj]

Sounds like some local Fox affiliated dreaming up a story although,,,,,,

 

[WorksForMe]

Sounds like some local Fox affiliated dreaming up a story although,,,,,,

It's on FNC's health page near the bottom.

www. foxnews .com/health/index.html
Health News | Latest Medical, Fitness, Healthcare & Nutrition News | Fox News

J.R.

 

[certus11]

It's not all that bad if they are not over doing it. I have a mouth spray mixed with 50 water 5% mouth rinse and 40% ejuice that I occasional carry around (I use it like once every few days when I happen to not be able to vape based on the circumstances).

Vaping chill me down like cigs would while mouth spray would put a smile on my face like a mood enhancer would.

 

[Vocalek]

Has anyone a) verified and b) quantified teens drinking energy drinks with e-liquid added? The one youth interviewed was not giving a first-hand report, since he was guessing why teens might be doing it ("I guess they try for the nicotine buzz and the caffeine buzz at the same time...")

Buzz? I've never gotten a buzz from either substance.

But nicotine differs from caffeine in that ingestion of nicotine triggers vomiting. Vomiting is the body's way of ridding itself of a noxious substance. Thus, most nicotine poisonings via ingestion are self-correcting.

So my guess would be that any stupid teen who tried adding e-liquid to his/her energy drink wouldn't try it more than once....unless they enjoy throwing up.

According to the 2012 Annual Report from the American Association of Poison Control Centers, there were 438 "exposures" to "Electronic Cigarette Device and/or Cartridge Containing Nicotine" (427) and to "Electronic Cigarettes: Nicotine Liquid" (11). Of these, 112 (107 and 5) were treated in a health care facility. The Outcome was "Minor" in 112 exposures (107 and 5), "Moderate" in 20 exposures (18 and 2), and "Major" in 1 case. There was 1 Death (I assume that was included in the "Major" outcome as well), but that was a 29-year old male who committed suicide by injecting himself with e-liquid.

Table 17F. Substance Categories Most Frequently Identified in Drug Identification Calls (Top 25) lists the number of calls, ranging from 289,786 for Analgesics, down to 3,497 calls for Cosmetics/Personal Care Products. I'm not sure where the e-cigarette nicotine liquid category would end up in the frequency of calls list, but I'd guess it would probably not even make the top 100.

Table 17C. Substance Categories Most Frequently Involved in Pediatric ( 5 years) Exposures (Top 25 ) shows a range from 156,623 (single substance exposures) for Cosmetics/Personal Care Products down to 9,908 for Asthma Therapies. In contrast, the pediatric exposures for electronic cigarettes totaled 172 (168 and 4). I believe that represents 0.0016% of the total.

Annual Reports

 

[olderthandirt]

Watched the video.
Good reminder of why I don't care to look at any news show on the boob tube. The talking heads all seem to be boobs.

 

[Sirius]

More than 7 million accidental poisonings occur each year, with more than 75% involving children under age 6. (source)

That's not news.

A kid drinks e-liquid? Stop the press!!!

Yeah well we are using a new way to deliver a drug(nicotine). Like energy drinks are not a way to deliver the drug caffeine besides drinking coffee. Or those energy shots people take. I'm sure there's more ways. Ya don't hear them harping on caffeine though.

 

[AgentAnia]

Junk journalism, reporting rumors and misrepresenting other junk news stories. Plus a quote from Fox's doctor-for-rent. At least they closed with a mention that, yes, adults like flavors too, and "be careful with your e-liquid "vials" just like you are with medications and such."

I'm disappointed in Fox for that. Shall we sic Gutfeld (sp?) on those reporters?

 

[Sirius]

Junk journalism, reporting rumors and misrepresenting other junk news stories. Plus a quote from Fox's doctor-for-rent. At least they closed with a mention that, yes, adults like flavors too, and "be careful with your e-liquid "vials" just like you are with medications and such."

I'm disappointed in Fox for that. Shall we sic Gutfeld (sp?) on those reporters?

Gutfeld vapes so yeah, I'll shoot him an e-mail. I'll post on The Fives Fb page also. He hates this kind of bad publicity. Pretty much understands what we are already up against.

 

[guambred]

Watched the video.
Good reminder of why I don't care to look at any news show on the boob tube. The talking heads all seem to be boobs.

Heeeeeyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like boobs, don't lump the talking heads in with them.

 

[sonicdsl]

Watch it

 

[hippiebrian]

I'm thinking this is just sensationalism and bad reporting, and I'm betting it isn't happening on any kind of level that would make any type of difference in teenager safety.

That said, if this is all they were doing, big deal. Does anyone else remember beeing in high school in the seventies? A little nic liquid with an energy dring is nothing compared to what we did to our bodies and heads! Just sayin...

 

[Sirius]

I'm thinking this is just sensationalism and bad reporting, and I'm betting it isn't happening on any kind of level that would make any type of difference in teenager safety.

That said, if this is all they were doing, big deal. Does anyone else remember beeing in high school in the seventies? A little nic liquid with an energy dring is nothing compared to what we did to our bodies and heads! Just sayin...

Well errm uuuuuh..you do have a point there.

 

[samurai7314]

Yes and kids also use things like murine and robitusin to get high. Why do they do this. I remember doing whatever I could to get the things I wanted. Have these people forgotten that

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[The Ministry]

I'm fairly sure my IQ plummeted after watching that news report.

It's almost a comedy sketch.

Keep it away from young children and pets, but heck, if a teenager deliberately drinks it then not a great deal we can do about that.

Also, every, and I mean -every- single e-liquid bottle I've purchased has a child proof cap. Bar none. And I mean, none.

I best hide the bleach, my son might think it's appealing as it's reported to kill 99.9% of germs. He'd think drinking that would make him healthier by this logic. Give me a bloody break....

I keep nicotine solution and my DIY out of reach, but my bleach is in the cupboard right under the sink. Go figure.

Arrgh!!!

 

[Drael]

Bullcrap..........

 

[Vocalek]

I'm thinking this is just sensationalism and bad reporting, and I'm betting it isn't happening on any kind of level that would make any type of difference in teenager safety.

That said, if this is all they were doing, big deal. Does anyone else remember beeing in high school in the seventies? A little nic liquid with an energy dring is nothing compared to what we did to our bodies and heads! Just sayin...

I remember teaching high school in the seventies. I had one student who must have taken something hallucinogenic before a final exam. He began batting away at invisible birds (bugs?) flying around his head and speaking nonsense. He had to be removed from the room and was taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital. Needless to say, this was somewhat distracting to the rest of the class. I decided to grade on a generous curve, since there was no way to schedule a make-up date.