Teenagers are resorting to energy drinks to stay awake at night during summer holidays, a period when parents become lenient about timings.
Children who do not travel outside the country during the vacation have ample time to play games, watch movies and Fifa matches, or chat with friends on social media. In order to stay awake until late, a lot of children, especially in the age group of 13-16 years, are seen consuming energy drinks of various types on the streets and around their buildings to avoid being seen by their parents.
Hospitals do not have specific statistics of children falling ill due to consuming energy drinks.
The quantity of caffeine in energy drinks could result in elevated heart rates, hypertension, anxiety, headaches and interrupted sleep. Minors should not have energy drinks, while adolescents should not consume more than 100mg of caffeine a day.