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Article: Time to kill the buzz? ; Worried about caffeine, a legislator proposes a ban on selling energy drinks to those under 18. Teens don't see what the fuss is about.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
- Article date:
- February 19, 2008
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JOSIE HUANG Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
02-19-2008
Time to kill the buzz? ; Worried about caffeine, a legislator proposes a ban on selling energy drinks to those under 18. Teens don't see what the fuss is about.
Byline: JOSIE HUANG Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Front
Type: Cover Story
Red Bull touts itself as the energy drink that "gives you wings." Priscilla Dimitre, 17, says she just wants a way to get through work.
Busing tables can get tiring - 10 miles of walking per shift, Dimitre guesses - so when she starts to drag her feet, she pops open a slender can of the caffeinated drink.
"All the girls at work drink it," Dimitre said.
If state Rep. Troy Jackson could have ...
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