Study: Red Bull Cola Gives You … Cocaine
Turns out that Red Bull Cola gives you more than just "wings," according to scientists at The Health Institute in Germany's North Rhine Westphalia who recently discovered that the fizzy drink contains small amounts of cocaine -- very, very small amounts, in fact, but enough to cause a handful of German states to ban the beverage.
Turns out that Red Bull Cola gives you more than just “wings,” according to scientists at The Health Institute in Germany’s North Rhine Westphalia who recently discovered that the fizzy drink contains small amounts of cocaine — very, very small amounts, in fact, but enough to cause a handful of German states to ban the beverage.
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Red Bull, of Santa Monica, Calif., says on its Web site it uses coca leaves as a flavoring agent in the making of its cola, but insists it removes the illegal cocaine alkaloid. The alkaloid’s removal is required for the sale of coca leaves outside the Andean region of South America, [Time] magazine said.
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