Teenager Dion Parratt says that her experience has shown the shocking realities of what can happen after you become addicted to energy drinks.
The 18-year-old has been left with a serious heart condition because, she says, she consumed up to five energy drinks a day since she was 11 years old.
But it is likely, medical professionals indicate, that it not the energy drinks alone that are causing the problem.
She posted a startling image of herself on Facebook, covered in monitors and wires, to tell her story.
She wrote in her post: ‘This is what happens when you spend your childhood drinking energy drinks. I’m now stuck with wires and a massive box attached… Read the full story