College Kids Go Too Loko for Four Loko: Put in hospital for internal bleeding

Last week I received an e-mail warning me of the dangers four lokos pose.  In that e-mail this student voiced a story of his friend during the Lehigh-Lafayette game:

"I am writing to inform you of an incident that occurred this weekend during the Lehigh/Lafayette tailgates. On Saturday morning, my good friend, weighing 145 pounds, consumed four Four Lokos prior to 0930. At 1030, he started to throw up black vomit, an indication that he was experiencing internal bleeding. By 1045, he collapsed in the field, and was rushed to the hospital. He was placed on a ventilator, and remained unconscious in the ICU until 1200 on Sunday. Fortunately, he is now stable, and will be released from the hospital tomorrow. He currently has some internal organ damage, and a case of pneumonia, resulting from asphyxiation when he choked on his vomit."

After reading this and researching through google, I found the popular drink Four Loko will no longer contain caffeine, because the ban of Food and Drug Administration.

Here are two articles from San Diego and Wisconsin that outline why the ban happened and how college students were involved:

San Diego- http://www.thedailyaztec.com/news/fda-demands-four-loko-lose-its-buzz-1.2417321

Washington-  http://www.royalpurplenews.com/news/four-loko-joose-might-be-outlawed-1.1813977

Through more research I found that a Four Loko is equivalent to a Monster energy drink, melted Jolly Ranchers, generic caffeine tablets, and topped off with a 40 and some sprite. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTqSs9TO9tI

That’s an extreme amount of caffeine, sugar, and alcohol.  Students need to realize the dangers of these kinds of drinks.  Pre-gaming with these drinks will cause you to black out and get sick.

I advise you to be cautionary when drinking Four Lokos and going out to social events in general.