London - It sounds too good to be true – a drink that provides all the positive effects of alcohol but none of the negative.
A drugs expert believes “healthy alcohol” could be on the market within two years if someone will fund his research.
Professor David Nutt, who once said taking ecstasy was no more dangerous than riding a horse, wants to create a drink that gives people the sensation of intoxication without hangovers, long-term health problems, or addiction. The professor, who in 2009 was fired as the British government’s chief drugs advisor, claims to have identified compounds which provide the pleasurable feelings of alcohol but don’t lead to aggression and addiction.
He sees them being added to a range of flavoured cocktails sold in bars alongside normal alcohol.
He also claims to have an “antidote” to the chemicals to instantly sober you up. Professor Nutt said: “You have the pleasure of being inebriated, take another drug, then sober up and drive home.” There would be no hangover and no adverse effect on the liver.
He claimed he had already trialled the method on himself, saying: “I know the antidote works. I was in a state of intoxication and five minutes later I was giving a lecture.” Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he appealed for investment in his research.
He said: “I think this would be a serious revolution.” - Daily Mail