Local stores pull Four-Loko off shelves

Updated: Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010, 6:58 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010, 6:58 AM EST

Shannon Ross
Posted by: Emily Lenihan

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Two local grocery stores are pulling a popular alcoholic energy drink from its shelves.

Wegmans and Tops have stopped selling Four-Loko.

It's a 24-ounce energy drink that contains 12 percent alcohol and is popular on college campuses nationwide.

Medical experts say the stimulating effects of the caffeine offset the depressive impact of the alcohol, so people who overdo it with these drinks don't realize how drunk they're getting.

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