J Am Board Fam Med. 2010 Jul-Aug;23(4):555-8. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.04.090261.
Ingesting alcohol and energy drinks together is associated with a decreased awareness of the physical and mental impairment caused by the alcohol without reducing the actual impairment. This is of particular concern for youth who have a baseline of less mature judgment. Adding energy drinks to alcohol tends to increase the rate of absorption through its carbonation and dilution of the alcohol, and keep a person awake longer allowing ingestion of a greater volume of alcohol. At low blood alcohol levels, caffeine appears to decrease some of the impairment from the alcohol, but at higher blood alcohol levels, caffeine does not appear to have a modifying effect on either the physical or mental impairment induced by the alcohol. Obtaining this combination is made easier and more affordable for under aged persons by manufacturers of premixed alcoholic energy drink combination beverages. Awareness by medical and educational personnel and parents of this activity and its potential for harm is unknown.
同时摄入酒精和能量饮料会导致人们对酒精引起的身心损伤的意识降低，而不会减轻实际损伤。这对于判断力尚未成熟的年轻人来说尤其令人担忧。能量饮料通过其碳酸化和酒精稀释作用会加速酒精的吸收，使人保持清醒更长时间，从而摄入更多的酒精。在低血液酒精水平下，咖啡因似乎会减少酒精引起的一些损伤，但在更高的血液酒精水平下，咖啡因似乎对酒精引起的身体或精神损伤没有修饰作用。预混合酒精能量饮料组合饮料的制造商使未成年人更容易获得这种组合，并且价格更实惠。医疗和教育人员以及家长对这种活动及其潜在危害的认识尚不清楚。
