Energy Drinks/Alcohol

There has been a growing concern about combining alcohol and energy drinks.  One would think that combining these two drinks would be safe, in  a sense cancel each other out, since energy drinks are stimulants and alcohol is a depressant.  This is not the case, the energy drinks only intensify the effects of the alcohol and gives the one who is consuming a higher likelihood of consuming more alcohol.    Most recently these dangers were outlined in an article in "Medline Plus", which discusses drinks that contain alcohol and caffeine all in one drink. One example is Four Loko, states the article.    These are sold in stores and because of the can design. appear to be innocuous.  This is not the case, as some of these drinks contain the equivalent of about 4 drinks in one can.  I feel that there needs to be more awareness and education and clerks in stores need to be held responsible if these drinks get sold to minors.