House Bill 2379 out of the Illinois Human Services Committee with the help of State Rep. Laura Fine (D-Glenview).
State Rep. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) recently helped push House Bill 2379 out of the Human Services, bringing Illinois one step closer to banning the sale of energy drinks to people under 18, according to a press release. Her district includes Morton Grove. “As a mom of two teenagers, it is startling to learn about all the side effects associated with the consumption of energy drinks,” Fine said in the release. “In the same way that we protect our children from alcohol or tobacco, this bill will prevent our children from consuming dangerous levels of chemical stimulants.” Get local news in a daily email from Patch.com. It's like getting a free newspaper. This proposed legislation would effect energy drinks such as 5-Hour Energy, Monster …
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State Rep. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) has introduced legislation that targets energy drinks like Red Bull, 5-Hour Energy and Monster and would ban the sale of such drinks to anyone under 18 years old, Evanston Now reported. The number of emergency-room visits linked to energy drinks doubled in four years, going from 10,000 in 2007 to 20,000 in 2011, and of those visits, 42 percent had mixed the energy drink with another stimulant while 58 percent had consumed just the drink, according to a survey of U.S. hospitals by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, ABC News reported. Fines told Evanston Now that energy drinks can contain as much as 20 times the amount of caffeine found in coffee. Caffeine levels in energy drinks…
9:17 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
She is doing that as well. It just isn't as quick a fix. more ›
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8:46 am on Thursday, March 28, 2013
She should pass these drinks to her fellow state legislators so they have enough energy to reduce taxes and quit worrying about gambliers and casino owners. more ›