So im older now mid 30's but when I was in highschool this whole energy drink fad started taking off. My friend 15 at the time had a heart attack. He drank maybe 3 cans a day. Today I work with youth and its not uncommon for a kid to have 4+ energy drinks a day.. I always tell the story of my friend had a heart attack but non of them care as its almost a youth culture thing. Anyways best of luck to Quebec, this could be an important thing as we don't even know the long term effects of energy drinks.

[–] albbi@piefed.ca 4 points 1 day ago

I was in university when the energy drink fad took off. There was a guy who would arrive almost late to a morning class, sit at the front near the door and take out three energy drinks from his backpack. He would drink all three during the class.

He did not make it through the term. I don't know if he just dropped the class, but I imagine he had a heart attack.

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

I was an idiot with money back in high school when these energy drinks became the hot new thing. One day friends and I were screwing around and over the course of a day I drank 24 of the Red Bulls, I think I would be dead had it not been so bloody hot that day and one of my friends and I were walking around taking bus rides. All the sweating I was doing and actually being active kept me alive. The last time I drank a full can of Red Bull, we were on the bus and everything was just hurting I told the friend we need to get off so I can lay down in the shade and asked him to call some other friends to bring me water. I lay down in the shade and I remember hallucinating, the friend said I feel a sleep but looking back I was probably passed out. I was done with being an idiot with energy drinks then and there. I am so lucky I did not die, but I am a fan of making those illegal or at least harder for idiots to get.