NEW : Manufacturer says the ban is based on ` ` misguided information '' ` ` Alcohol energy drink '' led to 9 students being arrested , police said . `` Being able to feel the effects of tiredness , loss of coordination and even passing out or vomiting are the body 's defenses against consuming doses of alcohol that will kill you , '' professor Ken Briggs said last month . ` ` ' Loko '' is a ` ` binge - user 's drink , '' a professor said .
NEW : Manufacturer says the ban is based on ` ` misguided information '' ` ` Alcohol energy drink '' led to 9 students being arrested , police said . ` ` ' Loko '' is a ` ` binge - user 's drink , '' a professor said .