Are Relaxation Drinks Worth It?
"Downer" drinks are a growing segment of the beverage market. But are the drinks, that promise to help you relax, safe? AP's Haven Daley reports. (April 7)
Sippin Sizzurp Goes Mainstream, Extreme Relaxation Drink Being Sold In Stores
You see it all over television, celebrities endorsing "syrup," which is a combination of cough syrup with codeine and soda, two ingredients that can make for a lethal recipe. Stores in Southeast Texas are now carrying the products that bear the names "drank" and "syrup", but with a different twist. Drank and Sippin Syrup are two examples of a new anti-energy drink that is supposed to provide "extreme relaxation." There is nothing harmful in these products, in fact one of the main ingredients is Melatonin, a natural substance that helps you sleep. 18-year-old Jackie Robinson says he just started drinking this anti-energy drink because of the slogan, "sippin syrup." "I ain't gonna lie it really do," said Robinson Wednesday afternoon as he sipped his drink outside a Beaumont convenient store. "It probably attracts a lot of people from the name too." Extreme relaxation is the marketing pitch behind these products, but law enforcement agencies around Southeast Texas, say it is much more than a drink. "It is such an obvious gateway product to one of the most dangerous drugs in our area,"said Major Jim Singletary who works in the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Singletary cracks down on narcotics on a daily basis and is appalled by these drinks. "We got enough problems with kids experimenting with the real thing," added Singletary. "now the younger kids will be able to buy something like this until they can buy the real thing." Some parents like Johnny Davison, who has four ...
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