Mixing alcohol with energy drinks is a growing trend, especially among university and college students (O'Brien, McCoy, Rhodes, Wagoner and Wolfson , 2008; Peacock, Bruno and Martin, 2012a; As this is a relatively new practice, there is no long-term research to draw conclusions about the possible effects of this practice and recent research appears to offer conflicting results. O'Brien and colleagues (2012) suggest that students who consume alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmED) are at higher risk of experiencing alcohol-related consequences. Peacock et al. (2012b) however reveals that risky behaviors were reduced when consuming AmED compared to alcohol only, but argues that there is an increased risk of physiological side effects from AmED consumption. While Verster, Aufricht, and Alford (2012) state that there is insufficient scientific evidence to support any of the above views. This review will compare three studies and a literature review on the issue and conclude that there is insufficient information available to determine the possible effects of participating in this trend. On the other hand, it will discuss the possible risks identified by the studies and why further research is needed. Energy drinks are touted as having the ability to increase energy levels in the short term through the blend of active ingredients. Ingredients may include: caffeine, simple sugars, amino acids (e.g. creatine, taurine), herbs (e.g. gingseng, ginkgo biloba), vitamins, and a chemical compound called glucuronolactone that is produced by metabolism (O' Brien, et al., 2012). To understand the driving force behind this upward trend, two studies examined the possibility...... middle of article......Works CitedO'Brien, MC, McCoy, TP, Rhodes, SD, Waggoner , B.S. and Wolfson, M. (2008). Caffeinated cocktails: Energy drink consumption, high-risk alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related consequences among college students. Academic Emergency Medicine, 15(5), 453-460. Peacock, A., Bruno, R. and Martin, FH (2012). Consumption patterns and motivations for consuming alcohol mixed with energy drinks. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27(1), 202-206.Peacock, A., Bruno, R. and Martin, FH (2012). The subjective physiological, psychological and behavioral consequences of risk-taking co-ingestion of alcohol and energy drinks. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 36(11), 2008-2015.Verster, JC, Aufricht, C. and Alford, C. (2012). Energy drinks mixed with alcohol: misconceptions, myths and facts. International Journal of General Medicine, 2012(5), 187-198.