# red bull and vodka **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 10, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-and-vodka/167731 "2003-04-10T05:29:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ata66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@ata66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ata66)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-and-vodka/167731/1 "2003-04-10T05:29:47Z")
i heard something over the weekend about mixing red bull and vodka and the effects it can have. i know its a somewhat popular mix in europe and in clubs, but someone was telling me that with the mix of alcohol(and depressent which slows your heart) and red bull(which is supposed to be a stimulator and speeds up your heart) that it can get you drunk and hyper while also taking its a toll on your body? any truth to this? is there a different problem with mixing these? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-and-vodka/167731/2 "2003-04-10T05:32:48Z")
[Red Bull and Vodka Deaths](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1435409.stm). ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-and-vodka/167731/3 "2003-04-10T06:05:32Z")
This was discussed recently, so I’ll close this thread and direct further comment to the previous thread, [Red Bull Energy Drink Deaths?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=170735) bibliophage moderator GQ