Enhanced stamina, focus and drive and the ability to "party like a rock star" - just two of the benefits manufacturers of energy drinks claim are available to consumers.
With their attention-grabbing brand names, packaging and marketing, energy drinks such as Red Bull, Monster and Relentless are becoming increasingly popular among young people.
But excessive caffeine consumption can be dangerous.
Last year, a study by scientists at John Hopkins University in the US recommended that energy drinks should carry warning labels explaining the health risks associated with high caffeine intake.
Many dangers
Side effects from over-consumption of such drinks were found to include nervousness, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, stomach upset, tremors, rapid heartbeats, restlessness and pacing and - in rare cases - death.
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