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The Ups and Downs of Caffeinated Booze

By Greg Beato

Las Vegas Weekly | October 2, 2009

Even though these products are legal, as many as 30 state attorneys general have been waging a campaign to remove them from store shelves. Not every caffeinated alcohol brand is under fire, however. Instead, the campaign focuses on that subset of the market designed to look and taste like traditional, fruit-flavored energy drinks.

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Tags: caffiene, health, law, alcohol, energy drinks

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