Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Found in Energy Drink

Jimmy Chet Baker was admitted to the Kershaw County Medical Center in Camden, South Carolina late in April 2007. Baker was admitted for a third relapse of crack cocaine induced overdose and took 8 months to recover from his frail state. After Baker was released from the government sponsored Medicare health coverage on the grounds of "categorically too F'd up," Baker found solace in an unsuspecting can of Full Throttle Energy Drink. Baker shared his new economic source of drug rehabilitation with others in his social network, and soon Parole Officer Nancy Washington brought this new coping method to the attention of the city of Camden. Under closer attention it was documented that Costco had increased their order of energy drinks by five times since the previous year, and in concert with the convincing local testimonials the city sponsored the first "Full Throttle Rehabilitation Center brought to you by Full Throttle". 

This safe house provides recovering drug addicts with a variety of forms of Full Throttle to accommodate to the users previous drug addiction. Using an in-house basic chemistry lab, residents can create crystal F.T., tablet F.T. and liquid F.T. (both for injection and standard oral consumption).  "Crystal F.T. allows me to freebase, like I used to, safely," describes Baker, "I like to call it the escort drug, I'm leaving behind the bad substances but keeping all the same habits."

Medical professionals contracted to observe and design the system used previous studies on the effects of energy drinks to create this form of therapy. The chemical success is found in the high concentration of caffeine and taurine, a combination which creates the desired "loaded" feeling. Criticism has been made on the inherent risk taking behavior in regular consumption of energy drinks, and how this may lead recovering drug addicts into trouble. Though the rehabilitation program is still in an experimental phase, patients are satisfied to such an extent that returning to previous drugs does not seem to be a threat. Brad Johnson, executive on-site addiction expert refutes the critique, and on the contrary, believes energy drink induced behavior is, "revitalization for a broken spirit. We're giving you a safe substance and saying, 'We dare you!'"

The immediate corrective and rehabilitating results of the program seem to be unclear, but Full Throttle officials say that the treatment is actually incredibly fun to undergo. Instances of paranoia, seizing, and heart palpitations still occur under the new treatment but there a no signs of auditory hallucinations. Officials claim this new intermediary program is a realistic approach to abstinence and altering the definitions of traditional substance abuse rehabilitation.