Caffeine and Alcohol

I don't like laws that are meant to protect us from ourselves. Laws to protect us from others, OK, but from ourselves, not so much. If someone wants to pay good money to drink alcohol laden with caffeine, then I say more power to them. Four Loko, the syrupy malt liquor beverage that contained very legal stimulants was ripped off shelves when the government decided that adults weren't responsible enough to drink it. No laws were passed, but the manufacturer was pretty much strong-armed into changing its product. Sure, maybe some underage kids were dabbling in Four Loko imbibing, but those same kids are also imbibing everything else irresponsibly--here's where I subscribe strongly to Darwinism. The smart and strong adapt and survive.

Anyway... Four Loko was outta circulation for a bit. Now it is back, without the caffeine bite. So now it is still a sugary, fruity malt liquor drink. Phew. Thank goodness. I mean, it isn't like you can go to a pharmacy (perhaps the same Rite Aid or Walgreens where you might buy the Four Loko) and pick up some No Doz caffeine pills. And even if you did, you would never, ever pop those while you were drinking your Four Loko. Nope. Not ever.

Asses.