States ask MillerCoors to pull energy drink

Connecticut and 24 other states are asking a national beverage maker to abandon plans for a new caffeine-infused alcoholic energy drink.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says the Sparks Red drink, produced by MillerCoors LLC, is a "recipe for disaster" because adding caffeine to alcoholic beverages reduces drinkers' sense of intoxication.

Blumenthal and the other attorneys general say young drinkers are especially vulnerable because of their limited judgment and risky behaviors in driving and other activities.

A message seeking comment was left Wednesday at MillerCoors' headquarters in Chicago.