UK Professor Creates Alcohol That Won’t Give You A Hangover

Its creator, Imperial College’s Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology David Nutt, told The Independent that he has hopes that his concoction will replace the alcohol available to us today by the year 2050.

According to Professor Nutt, the effects of alcosynth last around a couple of hours – the same as traditional alcohol. But the drink can eliminate the feeling of being “too drunk”, he told The Independent.

The CDC estimated that over-consumption of alcohol cost United States taxpayers up to $223.5 billion in 2006.

The product is called “alcosynth”, and Nutt says he’s patented 90 different compounds-though he’s only focusing on two of them in the short term.

Two of the “alcosynth” compounds are now being tested extensively.

“So we know where the good effects of alcohol are mediated in the brain, and can mimic them”. Alcohol is the third biggest risk factor for disease and death in the United Kingdom. An alcohol replacement like alcosyth could also ease the economic burden alcohol has on the US, which accounted for $249 billion in 2010.

The study said that the innovation, now named “Alcosynth” – which gives the drinker the sensation of tipsiness without the loss of control – could be up to 100 times safer than the real thing due to the lack of toxins. A nontoxic alcohol that doesn’t let drinkers get blotto could save a lot of money, Time reports. He said the drinks industry has “been planning for this for at least 10 years”.

The drink is a non-toxic inebriant, that mimics alcohol. “They even go into something as clear as a Tom Collins”.

But unlike Valium, which is commonly used to treat anxiety disorder, Alcoynth is not addictive or does not cause withdrawal symptoms, Professor Nutt claims.

There is still a long way to go until people can start enjoying alcosynth. Nutt said he was unsure if the use of his invention will be banned by the new Psychoactive Substance Act, which came into force in May 2016.

Introducing a safe and viable hangover-free alcohol would obviously have a huge impact on not only public health but on the economy as well.

“It’s innovation not regulation that got us e-cigarettes”, he said.

Not everyone is excited about synthetic alcohol. Not only does alcosynth repel hangovers, but it also prevents liver and brain damage.

Williams said there are plenty of low-strength drinks.

Drinking is fun, but hangovers are not fun. Would you get drunk more often?