Former British Government drugs adviser David Nutt has recently given his approval to the invention of a synthetic alcohol that will not lead to hangovers and will also help reduce drinking-related deaths. The drink, named, 'Alcosynth' “will become the preferred drink” according to Nutt and he also told a leading daily that he believes in another 10 or 20 years, Western societies won’t drink alcohol except on rare occasions.
This synthetic drink will mimic the effects of alcohol without any of the bad side effects, including hangovers and damage to health and vital organs and the synthetic product will be aimed at people between the ages of 18 and 25 who drink less yet, than older generations. The company behind the venture, Alcarelle, has already identified substances that can be used as alcosynth. It’s hoping to raise more than $9 million to bring the product to market in the near future. The managing director of the company, David Orren questioned, “Why should the only thing available to adults at a party be something that is bad for you?” He added, “It’s just wrong, especially when science provides a wonderful alternative.”
Nutt also added that alcosynth “could well change culture". There would be less violence as also less unpleasantness in our city centres. “Wouldn’t it be fantastic if we could replace alcohol with something that led to almost no deaths? That would be one of the greatest public health developments in the history of the world," he added.
Let's drink to that, then?
