I wouldn't say one of these puts me to sleep, but I will say that it seems like I fall asleep easier, and sleep deeper if I drink one.

/used them to help pass out when switching off of third shift.

drtfa

/prefers toots and the maytals

hbk72777: Bob Marley poet and a prophet
Bob Marley taught me how to off it
Bob Marley walkin' like he talk it
Goodness me can't you see I'm gonna cough it 

I'll bet the kids would be less drowsy if they put more chili peppers in the drink.

Still couldn't have been worse than Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt.

speedycat: I stocked this stuff when I worked at Kroger. I always wondered who would buy something like that.

/getting a kick.

It's just the other end of the energy drink idiocy. Guys with barbed wire tattoos who chug monster all day have to pound a few of these to get an hour of shut eye.

lordargent: Bob Marley was Rastafarian and they don't drink Alcohol.

// Uncle was Rastafarian, dreads to his knees, weed plants in the backyard taller than he was.

// Born in the Caribbean

Driven from the mainland?
/sorry (love Bob Marley)

Ritalin and other drugs are regulated by the FDA, require a prescription, are given by doctors who are at least aware of their patients' physical problems, and come with black-box labels warning of the risks attendant on giving them to children under 18. That doesn't eliminate the dangers, or obviate the effects, but at least someone is aware of them.

Herbal supplements are unregulated except voluntarily by their manufacturers, are often "prescribed" by naturopaths or holistic healers who don't really know all the side effects of what they're giving, but who at least have their patients' best interests at heart, appreciate that they're giving out herbs and minerals with medical effects, and usually try to inform their patients of possible ill effects.

Energy drinks are unregulated by anyone, anywhere, any time. The public perception is that they are little more than soda/water drinks with an extra shot of caffeine or some kind of funny-sounding alternative--guarine? taurine? kola nut? They're usually marketed by the same soft drink companies that make regular soda, so why wouldn't someone think that Monster is just as safe as Coke or Gatorade? And since the marketing is directed at kids, who think danger is something that happens to someone else and usually in the movies, it's not like they're going to pay attention to tiny little type on the bottom of the can that says "should not be consumed by those under 18."

Maybe eventually someone will pay attention after a few more kids die; but probably not. Coca-Cola is a pretty powerful company.