Under-16s to be banned from buying high-caffeine energy drinks including Monster

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• Highlandcow@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I thought they were already banned won’t they?

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  • EdanGrey@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No there is a voluntary thing where shops can choose not to sell to under 16s. Many of the supermarkets do this.

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    • Highlandcow@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Jeez, man this sucks, why shouldn’t a teenager be able to make these decisions for himself, they aren’t stupid

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• abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  So they are banned from drinking monster, a non alcoholic drink that keeps them awake at a moment of their lives where they a) need to sleep more and b) are made to wake up earlier to go to a place they need to concentrate to get his jobs.

  I also guarantee they can go to their local Costa and get a coffee with more shots than a cop in Alabama fires after asking a black guy for their driver’s licence.

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  • Highlandcow@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And from a young age can drink alcohol with parental permission lol

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• unknown@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Teenagers with adhd are going to suffer if they can't self medicate with an easily accessible and relatively safe substance like caffeine.

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  • Highlandcow@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Via the NHS they’d be able to get methylphenidate or a number other drugs to help treat ADHD alot of these drugs work as stimulates that work for long periods of time making them much more effective then energy regarding convenience

    But I still get your concern as waiting lists are quite long In this country but there are other forms of caffeine as well that are alot more healthy, I still think this ban is awful though but it’s not the end of the world for people with ADHD I luckily don’t think

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    • unknown@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Lmao, yeah no it's really not as simple as that.

      Do you have any idea how long waiting lists are for adhd and autism assessments? Or how likely adhd is to be overlooked and treated as a personal failing in POC and girls/women?

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• Denjin@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Oh no! My horse has bolted! Quick, shut the barn door!

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• SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This will surely fix a real problem that isn’t easily fixed by wealth redistribution

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  • viking@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    …explain please?

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• infjarchninja@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I dont think the kids are bothered about some caffeine hit.

  They can still buy some weed, Ghb, MDMA, ketamine and charlie on the street.

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