In the past few months, I've written several stories about energy drinks and how they may be potentially dangerous for young athletes to consume before working out or playing games. Several local school systems discourage their use and last month, the Virginia High School League, which governs all public schools in the state, banned their use.

ESPN has investigated energy drinks and their effects on the health of high school athletes and will present its findings tonight at 7 p.m. on E:60. Here is the news release about the program and a short clip from it. It should be worth checking out, especially for the story of the Missouri football player who is lucky to be alive.

A high school football player suffers a seizure, stops breathing and has to be brought back to life by his father. A state poison control center receives calls every day from people suffering side affects after consuming these drinks. In September, the Virginia High School League passed "emergency legislation" banning the use of these drinks "during games and practices", citing "the safety of the athletes". People across the country are beginning to question "How Safe Are Energy Drinks?"

A seven-month E:60 investigation looks into these drinks which are marketed as performance enhancers and used by hundreds of thousands of young athletes before games and workouts. E60 found that scores of teenage athletes have become addicted to energy drinks and suffer everything from cramps, to headaches, to seizures, to heart issues that require surgery. One of those athletes , Missouri high school football player Dakota Sailor, stopped breathing and actually died after consuming two energy drinks, but miraculously was resuscitated by his father, who was an emergency room nurse.