Michigan State students have been piling out of local liquor stores with cases of what the Michigan Liquor Control Commission calls “blackout in a can”.
Thursday, November 5th marked the day of the banning of the deadly caffeine and liquor mixed drink, Four Loko, from all stores around Michigan. The company was given 30 days to remove their product from every stores shelf, but it seems like college students are doing it for them.
“It tastes like a really really bad tasting energy drink, but I still love it because it is cheap and gets you messed up” said Matt Neitzel, MSU senior.
It is like banning Four Loko was the best thing that could have happen to company because within the past 18 days their sales have soared through the roof.
“Obviously if it was banned I wanted to try it. I mean if someone tells you not to look you’re going to look, so obviously I was going to try it” said Michael Chamas, MSU junior.
Four Loko comes in a colorful 23.5 ounce can making it seem like any other energy and alcohol mixed drink, but it is far from it. This one is extremely different because it has a 12 percent alcohol content and as much caffeine as a cup of coffee inside, leaving many student with terrible after affects.
“I kind of felt hyper drunk. It was a drunkness I’ve never felt before. I just had a horrible crash afterwards” said Michael Chamas, MSU junior.
Case after case student continue to drink Four Loko and even after hearing stories of how bad it is and what has happen to others around the nation after taking it, it seems they will not stop until something awful happens to them personally.
“I have heard other people say their heart was hurting and other weird things with their body, but nothing I noticed. Always seemed like a regular intoxication” said Ben Mueller, MSU junior.
Students 21 and up only have 12 more days to enjoy the stomach turning caffeine and malt liquor drink, Four Loko. After December 5, 2010, there will be one less product on the market from causing sickness, alcohol poisoning, and even death. Until then Spartan students will have the same mindset they had before.
“Time to drink some more before they are all gone” said Michael Chamas, MSU junior.
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