I think red dye is a drug...this is why

Okay, so I've noticed a trend in my son. Whenever he gets tired he reaches for things that have red dye. He claims it gives him energy he needs. Now let explain to you why this dye is a drug and I welcome you to sway me from my belief.
When I as a child had red dye I would end up making impulsive decisions to do things or say things and it also had a negative effect where anything and everything sent me into a crying slobbery sobbing fit. My mom always had me eat a piece of bread and either by focusing on eating or the bread absorbing said red dye I was able to calm down and tell her what happened to cause such hysteria.
Now with my son he too reacts but in a rage way as well as energy can't sit still just a hot mess at times cuz he always ends it with he is going to just go kill himself. Just extreme of course throw testosterone in the mix this would be expected.
So the reason I say it's a drug is because he goes to the store and gets anything he can with it in it so he is seeking it out to get his fix and the bottom out is the self hate ending I rather avoid. The desperation I had felt as a child and even as an adult after eating red dye or drinking it is not as bad cuz I can recognize the issue at hand and remedy it with my mother's trick with the bread.
The other day I had some confrontation that lead me to want to cut...I am a cutter not proud of it but it's a cross I bare, in my mind it releases the inner pain so I can help it heal but this isn't okay and I'm working on it...so the urge arose after an encounter that hurt me deep, so I sought out red dye in an energy drink to give myself the extra push to commit the act...without a care about what my future may ensue...and I cried uncontrollably for the rest the evening.
So I think it is a drug. Why most energy drinks have red dye cuz it does something to the mind...at least my son and my minds.
This concludes my rant about red dye 40 and the hypothesis of it being a drug. Comment if you could see it as that or if you'd like to dispute my theory.
Thank you for reading my short article. I hope they research it better and get it off the market soon.
Sincerely,
Rabeka Jo (D)