In a column at the end of October, New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni looked down his nose at Four Loko, a fruity, bubbly, brightly colored malt beverage with a lower alcohol content than ...

The main knock against Four Loko, which is less potent than Chardonnay, is that the caffeine masks the alcohol's effects, leading people to underestimate their impairment and drink more than they ...

College students all over the country have gone crazy over Four Loko, an alcoholic energy drink that has earned the nickname “blackout in a can.” With a 12 percent alcohol content, the drink is the ...

The lights are out for the “blackout in a can” and similar products, and some students are going loco for Four Loko as a result. Aaron Fisher was among dozens of Ohio State students who stocked up ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Recently, a rising number of teens and young adults appear to be going loco for Four Loko. But a ...

Surely each and every one of you remember where you were on the bleak day back in 2010 when insanely caffeinated, insanely alcoholic energy drink Four Loko was banned in New York. Pushed by Senator ...

November 11, 2010 (RALEIGH, N.C.) Four Loko is the alcoholic drink that's packed with caffeine and is at the center of a national controversy after several teenagers have gotten really ill after ...

The Feds are looking to can Four Loko's powerful mix. After a steady stream of controversy and concerns over the safety of caffeinated alcoholic drinks, or alcoholic energy drinks, the FDA on ...

Timothy Leary noted that “psychedelic drugs cause panic and temporary insan ity” in people who have never tried them. The same can be said of Four Loko, the drink that federal regulators banned last ...

Ramapo College President Peter Mercer is calling it a toxic beverage, and several other New Jersey universities are banning it from campus. You can get a 23 oz. can for $2.50. It’s Four Loko, the ...

An alcohol drink gaining popularity among local college students has state officials and medical professionals worried about the potentially lethal effects. “For people not used to the effects of ...