Sept. 18, 2006 -- -- Most people know what cocaine is, and now Redux Beverages in Las Vegas is offering what it calls a "legal alternative" to the illegal drug in form of an energy drink.

Cocaine, an energy drink produced by a Las Vegas company, contains no actual cocaine. But it’s being marketed as “The Legal Alternative” to the illegal drug, according to its Web site.

Makers of an energy drink with more caffeine than a large cup of coffee branded it as Cocaine — until the FDA stepped in. Cans of the drink, marketed as "Speed in a Can," were pulled from stores ...

Energy drinks could be a gateway to cocaine use, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health found that young adults who said they'd consumed energy ...

WASHINGTON — Cocaine is a drug, federal health officials say. So what's the news? This Cocaine is an energy drink produced by a Las Vegas company. It contains no actual cocaine, but is being ...

While the controversial energy drink was renamed, its Web site and online social networking sites sport the drug-related theme. ... Cocaine Energy Drink Back on the Shelves . 2/6/2008.

The Cocaine Energy Drink website lists where you can buy the drink in NY and LA, and promises it'll be available on Amazon soon. (Watch the pols try to stop that, too.) Tagged.

HARTFORD, Conn. – Hundreds of cases of an energy drink called Cocaine have been seized by the state, which accuses the Las Vegas company that produces it of not licensing it as required by law ...

Community members bring concerns about Cocaine Energy name, caffeine levels and marketing. The drink was investigated by the FDA in 2007.

Campbell said seeing the Cocaine Energy drink being sold in stores was triggering. “My father was a drug user, and at the time I was a kid,” she said.