Schumer to the rescue

Down South, New York senator Chuck Schumer had a fit of hysterics in December over the latest thing that poses not only a threat to the general population, but to the children as well: breathable caffeine.

Democrat Charles Schumer wrote Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg today asking her to review the safety and legality of the AeroShot Pure Energy caffeine inhaler, a yellow and gray canister of caffeine powder and B vitamins resembling a tube of lipstick. The inhaler is set to hit store shelves in New York and Boston next month. 

AeroShot will be sold over the counter with no age restrictions and is touted for its convenience and zero calories. If taken with alcohol, the mixture may have effects similar to caffeinated alcohol drinks tied to hospitalizations in the past, Schumer said. Doctors say it may carry neurological and cardiovascular risks. 

“The product is nothing more than a club drug designed to give users the ability to drink until they drop,” Schumer said.

As someone who very much enjoys the benefits that both alcohol and caffeine have to offer, I'm not quite sure why designing something that allows people to have more fun for longer is a bad thing, exactly. It probably is, though. Which means that it shouldn't be allowed to exist. Thanks Chuck Schumer.