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“... alcohol and caffeine can mask the normal signs of intoxication, leading to a state of wide awake drunk.”
—FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, citing concerns that led her agency to send warning letters to manufacturers of caffeinated malt drinks such as Four Loko in November