THE SIDE EFFECTS OF ENERGY DRINKS
The Side Effects of Energy Drinks By Barnabas Benjamin-Iorguma - June 27, 2024 Reading Time: 1 min read Young neighbour. Can't be older than 24. Had what I suspect to be a stroke yesterday evening. I gleaned a few, "His temperature was high yesterday"..."He has been ill for 3 days." I saw the guy. Face drooped on one side. Limbs stiff. His blinking showed that he could hear us all, and me shouting, "He must get to the hospital NOW. It's a stroke!" Thank God he was carried away on time. But from the cold limp and scary blinking stare I saw, looks like the damage was already extensive as of the time he was being taken to the hospital. Incidentally, I had always had it in mind to warn this youngin of his excessive intake of energy drink and sachet alcohol. That's because he often littered the entrance of my gate with the empty sachets and bottles, around where he sometimes sat under the light to rest after a hard day's work. ...