South Carolina Teen Dies From Drinking Caffeinated Drinks

16-year-old Davis Allen Cripe, from Chaplin, South Carolina, recently died of consuming too many caffeinated drinks. Instead, it was an energy drink," Sean said of his son's death, CNN reported. Read: Buprenorphine Prevents Dementia and Alzheimer's, New Study Suggests​Davis had consumed the Café Latte at 12.30 p.m., followed almost immediately by the next two drinks. However, according to the publication's medical editor, Roshini Raj, the effects of caffeine highly depends on the kind of drink being consumed. Davis had no pre-existing heart conditions and had taken no other drugs or alcohol, stated the coroner's report.

South Carolina Teen Dies From Caffeine Overdose After Drinking Just Three Popular Drinks

A South Carolina coroner is warning about the dangers of excessive caffeine consumption after a 16-year-old student was pronounced dead from a caffeine overdose. NBC News reported that the death of a 16-year-old student last month in South Carolina has officially been deemed a caffeine overdose. A large McDonald's latte reportedly contains approximately 178 mg of caffeine and energy drinks range from 72 to 111 mg of caffeine per serving. The purpose here today is not to slam Mountain Dew, not to slam cafe lattes, or energy drinks. The teen had consumed the three beverages in a two hour period before his death, which Watts says caused the deadly caffeine overdose.


A 16-year-old South Carolina teen died after intaking an excessive amount of caffeine, the coroner ruled on Monday. Cripe had consumed a large diet Mountain Dew, a latte and an energy drink before his heart "fell out of rhythm," according to the Associated Press. Davis Allen Cripe collapsed at Spring Hill High School on April 26 and died at the hospital. "Davis was a great kid, and being his parent was a great honor to Heidi [his mother] and me," he said. "I stand before you as a brokenhearted father and hope that something good can come from this.""Parents, please, talk to your kids about the dangers of these energy drinks," he continued.


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