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While energy drinks account for just a small segment of the non-alcoholic beverages industry, they are very popular with young people.

Instead, it was an energy drink," Sean Cripe said. "It wasn't a car crash that took his life. Caffeine overdose: healthy teen dies after drinking a latte, a Mountain Dew and an energy drink + FOLLOW Published: 10:21am, 17 May, 2017 Why you can trust SCMP David Cripe, 16, drank three.

"Take the time to talk with your children about the dangers of caffeinated drinks."Īt a news conference on Monday, the boy's father said his son was very careful about drugs and alcohol. "While adults should be mindful of their caffeine consumption, it's important for parents to know the risks of children and adolescents consuming caffeine," Jill Michels of the Palmetto Poison Center said in a statement. The US Food and Drug Administration recommends that adults consume no more than 400 mg of caffeine per day, which is equivalent to four or five cups of coffee. "It was mainly due to the time period that he ingested a rapid amount of caffeine that affected his heart," Watts told The Post and Courier, adding that Cripe had collapsed just 15 minutes after taking the energy drink. Credit: CC0 Public Domain A coffee, a caffeinated drink and an energy soda proved a deadlycombination for a South Carolina teenager who died within two hours ofconsuming them. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts noted Tueday that such occurrences are "highly unusual." Two hours before he collapsed, Cripe drank a cafe latte, a large Diet Mountain Dew and an energy drink. A coffee, a caffeinated drink and an energy soda proved a deadly combination for a South Carolina teenager who died within two hours of consuming them, triggering warnings about the risks of caffeine overdose.ĭavis Allen Cripe died on April 26 from a "caffeine-induced cardiac event causing a probable arrhythmia," the Richland County coroner's office in the southern US state wrote in a statement.