18 year old Jonathan Pierce enjoys drinking tea, but that wasn't always the way he got his daily boost of energy. He says in high school he was drinking at least one energy drink a day. 

He claims,  "When I was drinking them the most there would be days where I would get headaches from not having my caffeine."  He says the energy drinks really helped when he was active, not only giving him an extra boost of energy but confidence as well.  Jonathan says, "I would ski in the morning and then drink one at lunch and in the afternoon I felt for some reason like I was more willing to try something I hadn't tried yet." 

A recent study done at the University of Buffalo links risky behavior and addiction in young people to energy drinks. 

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Carrie Davis

July 2, 2009

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