SubJeff on 28/12/2009 at 15:31
Prof David Nutt, neuropsychopharmacologist and ex-government advisor, is part of a team working on creating a new "alcohol".
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6874884/Alcohol-substitute-that-avoids-drunkenness-and-hangovers-in-development.html)
Essentially they are researching alternate drugs that will have the effects of booze without leaving you with the hangover, the addictive qualities and without giving your liver a good thrashing.
And if you use something that is more focused with simpler pharmacology than ethanol you can reverse it with other drugs - a sober-up pill, if you will.
I've had exactly the same idea for years, especially the on-off switch. In fact I was talking about doing this with my neuropychopharmacology lecturers and profs over 10 years ago. These guys are looking a benzodiazepines, which I reckon will not be the way to go, but overall its a top idea.
David Nutt was recently sacked by the Labour government as their top drug advisor because he tried to use scientific reasoning in his recommendations. They didn't like that :rolleyes: and I don't think they'll like this but hopefully they'll be gone soon and Nutt (and everyone else in this country) will be able to make some steps forward.
Stitch on 28/12/2009 at 15:48
No hangovers I can get behind, but no drunkenness? :mad:
Trance on 28/12/2009 at 16:17
Synthehol came around a lot quicker than I was expecting.
SD on 28/12/2009 at 16:26
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
Essentially they are researching alternate drugs that will have the effects of booze without leaving you with the hangover, the addictive qualities and without giving your liver a good thrashing.
pot already exists dude
D'Juhn Keep on 28/12/2009 at 17:06
The physical act of smoking makes me nauseous.
It'd be splendid if they managed to do this. As long as they managed to keep the taste of the drink while removing the ethanol.
Rug Burn Junky on 28/12/2009 at 17:30
I'm all for having another weapon in my Getting Wasted Tool-belt™, but I have to think that the only people to whom this will appeal are exactly the sort of timid folks who already pace themselves when they go out drinking and never get drunk in the first place.
There's really no substitute for a raging bender sometimes.
That, and there's really no substitute for quality alcohol. I'm not going to be drinking a single malt scotch synthesized from this stuff, and I have to think that trying to mix a really good drink out of this stuff would be like baking with Splenda. Yeah, sure, it may taste like a reasonable substitute, but sometimes you just really want a real cupcake.
That's right, I went there: cupcakes.
Starrfall on 28/12/2009 at 17:32
I for one am outraged that people will be able to consume alcohol without negative effects whatever happened to morality :mad:
Martin Karne on 28/12/2009 at 22:59
If you we're so trashed that ended up on the floor lying in a pool of your own puke, probably you weren't doing it right anyway.
Fafhrd on 28/12/2009 at 23:02
I disagree. If you're so trashed that you ended up on the floor lying in a pool of your own puke, then you were doing it EXACTLY right.
Martin Karne on 28/12/2009 at 23:04
Nope that's getting wasted not drunk.
