Workin’ With a Heart Attack-Ack-Ack:Test Run of AeroShot Caffeine Inhalers

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Politicians can be such buzz-kills. First they petition to take the malt beverage/overly caffeinated Sparks off the shelves, then Four Loko, and now Senator Chuck Schumer is trying to get the FDA to review AeroShot Pure Energy “a breathable caffeine product,” in light of possible safety concerns.

But how bad can inhaler full with 100 mgs of calorie-and-sugar-free caffeine actually be? After distributing the product to four members of The Observer‘s staff, we tipped our heads back and took one for the team to find out.

The results?

Currently, two of our four test subjects (including this post’s author) are having mild panic attacks. “I feel like I just inhaled lime-flavored Adderall,” said one participant. “Is my throat swelling up? I feel like my throat is swelling up.” They immediately left the vicinity and haven’t been back since. Another lab rat kept pumping more than one “shot” of the spray into his mouth, because “he wasn’t getting anything.” Three minutes later, soft giggles could be heard from his corner of the office.

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http://www.observer.com/2012/01/for...ing-a-test-run-of-aeroshot-caffeine-inhalers/
 
I got a sample delivered to my house about 2 weeks ago. That report is stupid. This is good for caffiene addicts who can't wait to get that cup of cooffee in the morning. Health risks? None that I noticed... what I didn't realize was that its about a cup of java per "shot." Put me on a caffiene rush the first day I got it.
 
^ It seems pretty easy to overdo it.
The LD50 for caffeine (low estimates as low as 3 grams) is easily reachable with the inhaler, I would think.
But if there is not a warning, and you didn't realize that there are about 100 mg per shot, I can see someone overdosing fatally before long, and the product being pulled off of the market.
 
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