CORUSCANT – Death Sticks, the popular Cilona-extract, may be more harmful then previously thought according to a new study.

Health experts say the small tubes of liquid — usually red or blue — are measurably detrimental to one’s health.

“This is not like red wine or steak, where one year it’s good for you and the next it’s bad. We have found empirical evidence that Death Sticks are extremely unhealthy, to put it mildly,” said Coruscant doctor Almana Hanama.

Relatively cheap, Death Sticks are usually easy to find for anyone looking to buy, and provide a fast fix to the user.

“I wouldn’t let my kids anywhere near these things,” Hanama said.

Usually sold by slythmongers to club and party-goers, the sticks have been in the public eye for the past few years.

“Yeah, I see them sold at my place,” said Dexter Jettseter, owner of Dex’s Diner. “I never thought too much of ’em. We get a few people trying to sell it to my customers, but they don’t take away my business so I let them stay.

Experts aren’t sure if the Galactic Senate will act on these new findings.

“The Death Stick lobby is pretty powerful,” says Hanama. “We’ll just have to keep doing our job and hope the Senate does theirs.”