Blow Energy Drink: Glamorizing Drug Use?
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
The FDA is concerned that Blow promotes and glorifies drug use and has contacted the manufacturer, saying Blow is an unapproved drug, "intended to affect the structure or function of the body."
When we heard about a new drink mix that promises "pure uncut energy" and is the equivalent of three cups of coffee, we thought, hey, we're exhausted, bring it on! But this powdery mix is called Blow, has the look of cocaine and appeals to teens. Not funny, we decided. What's next? Candy crack pipes?Charles Sophy M.D., Medical Director for the L.A. County Department of Child and Family Services is worried too. He says having this product on the market sends a confusing message to teens, that drugs are cool and also that it's OK to drink something to give you energy rather than taking a walk or just getting more sleep. And did we mention, it looks like cocaine? For more from Dr. Sophy, check out his blog, Keep 'Em Off My Couch.
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The company should be made to pull that product off the market. My children are grown,so no they wouldn’t. I think my grandchildren have enough morals to not purchase it.
- Anne Welch
I think this is in very poor taste of the company - they should totally be made to pull it, or re-think their marketing. I have a teenage son, and I am not sure if he would buy it or not, he is into all those energy drinks - I will have to ask him if he’s heard of it, and what his thoughts are on it?!
- Maribeth
Wow! The times are a changing. In my day there were candy cigarettes! Candy crack pipes would be the perfect accessory. I guess Red Bull is so last year. What will these marketing geniuses come up with next????
- Bad Momma
Its a good drink. Would i let my kids drink it? Of course, they are in their teens and have enough sense not to do real cocaine
- mom123
Parents are naive if they think their kids won’t use it because it looks like cocaine. the company is planning on just that and with all the ohter distractions that our teen have we don’t need to be tempting them more
- schiebel1
This stuff disgusts me. I think it is just one more pathetic way to get children and teens to think drugs are cool. I have a drug addict sister, and she probably thinks this stuff is hilarious. That is exactly why it shouldn’t be allowed on the market. Freedom of speech and expression is one thing, but this is a sick ploy to play on teen’s curiosity.
- Brittney
If this product were called something other than “Blow” and packaged another way… would anyone care? It would be just another energy product for sale at the counter. It is a marketing ploy designed for free publicity, you will make them rich going on and on about it. Some people will purchase out of pure curiosity.
- thinking not feeling
I agree with u “thinking not feeling” well worded. Its exactly what there doing.. Free publicity..
- Jordan
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