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Under the threat of an FDA ban, the makers of alcoholic energy drink Four Loko are changing its recipe to remove caffeine, guarana and taurine. But the only problem a ban of Four Loko would solve is to save young people from thinking they have personal responsibility for their choices -- again.

Four Loko is popular new drink facing a growing backlash. One 24-ounce can provides the alcoholic kick of four beers and the caffeine buzz of a cup of coffee, a combination college students seem drawn to, which is why some states have banned it. But that's taking America's already flawed alcohol policies too far.

Washington state this week banned trendy and controversial energy drinks that contain alcohol, a week after Michigan took similar action. The decision by the Washington State Liquor Control Board comes after nine Central Washington University students were hospitalized after drinking Four Loko,...

The explosive popularity of alcoholic energy drinks laced with caffeine, guarana and other body-tricking stimulants, combined with a series of incidents involving young consumers who suffered serious -- some nearly fatal -- health effects after drinking them, has led Michigan to issue a statewide...

College students can get free Red Bull today, Nov. 4, 2010 when they sign up to get a text message sharing a secret on or off campus location for the giveaway. Red Bull staff will be at 190 colleges across the country, from the Academy of Art University to Yale, giving away free 4-packs of their...

Selling unhealthy foods to young people is hardly a new thing, but combining alcohol and caffeine in a 24-ounce can and marketing it to underage partygoers as a fruit-flavored pick-me-up is pushing the boundaries. The drinks are raising alarms among consumer advocacy groups, doctors and lawmakers...

On a recent Today Show Money 911 segment, a caller said she'd filed for bankruptcy -- but that didn't free her from her student loans. She then asked how bankruptcy would affect her ability to get more student loans. Clearly, she isn't learning the right lesson from Chapter 11.

Consumer advocates say most Americans are unaware of the cozy relationship many colleges have with credit card companies, and they applaud New York State's efforts to intercede at its public colleges. As we told you yesterday, the state's 64 SUNY campuses agreed to a code of conduct drawn up by New...

The average college student spends $500 per year on alcohol, says Rachel Barrington of the University of Wisconsin. With the average student taking five years to graduate and borrowing about $23,000, that means that more than 10% of all college loans go to finance alcohol consumption.

Just in time for the fall semester, New Jersey has sent colleges and universities within the state a reminder about its new law regulating credit card issuers on campuses -- including a ban on the freebies that used to lure college students to sign up for the cards. Piggybacking on the 2009...