A booze buzz for teenyboppers?

[MissDD138]

Now I know they are going to say, "its not marketed for kids" but i beg to differ with the vibrant colors ans such who else is going to be attracted to this but children?

Anheuser-Busch product so adorable it draws fire from alcohol abuse camp

With prom season and all its attendant hazards around the corner, some law enforcers and health advocates are adding one more cause for parents to worry — a new alcoholic beverage called Spykes that is sized, flavored and priced in a way that critics say is aimed at teens.

Spykes, made by Anheuser-Busch, is a malt beverage with 12 percent alcohol content — about the same as wine. It comes in mango, lime, melon and chocolate flavors and is infused with caffeine as well as the herbs ginseng and guarana. Sold in 2-ounce bottles that go for 75 cents to a dollar apiece, Spykes “gives kick to your beer, flavor to your drink, and is a perfect shot,” according to the promotional Web site, SPYKES.

It’s also cute — about the size of a nail polish bottle — so it can easily slip into the tiniest clutch purse or tuxedo pocket.

“It’s the perfect drink for a child,” lamented Judi Vining, coordinator of the Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking in Long Beach, N.Y. She has started a campaign to alert parents and law enforcers in her area, and persuade retailers not to carry the product.
A booze buzz for teenyboppers? - Addictions - MSNBC.com

[DymondGurl]

There catch phrase is "Pour Mouth to Mouth". This is definaitly geared to children and not adults. I think the parents and schools need to team up and start some type of petition to keep this out of there neighborhoods that way it would not be so easy for teens to get there hand on it. It's aslo up to parents to install values and morales into there children so that they know what is and isn't acceptable behavior. I did not drink nor get drunk on prom night because simple there was no need to. I dont see what the big deal is with drinking because it's the night of your prom anyway. Isn't the main focus of that night to have fun with your friends for one last time before you all go your seprate ways.

[Mattylock]

Just makes things tougher on parents. How can you keep your children safe when everyday someone's coming up with some mess to attract them to stuff they are not old enough to handle. I don't have any children, but I applaud parents b/c you have to constantly stay on point.