The Independent – by Samuel Osborne
Western societies could give up alcohol within a generation in favour of hangover-free synthetic alcohol, a leading drugs scientist has claimed.
Professor David Nutt, a former government drugs advisor teaching at Imperial College, said “alcosynth” will mimic the popular effects of alcohol – without the sickness and throbbing headache commonly experienced the following day.
Professor Nutt also said he believed tobacco and cigarettes will be replaced by electronic cigarettes within a decade.
“In another 10 or 20 years, Western societies won’t drink alcohol except on rare occasions,” he told IBTimes UK.
“Alcosynth will become the preferred drink, in the same way that I can see – almost within a decade now in the Western world – tobacco and cigarettes will disappear as they’re replaced by electronic cigarettes.”
Between 2014-15, an estimated 1.1 million people were admitted to hospital for issues related to alcohol consumption, according to Alcohol Concern, and harms related to the drug are estimated to cost the NHS around £3.5bn a year.
It is claimed alcosynth will provide the positive benefits of alcohol, such as social disinhibition, without the harmful side effects.
David Nutt. (laughing)
I’ll brew my own first, David Nutt.
Over my dead liver!
cheers
Another moron with a soap box.
“It is claimed alcosynth will provide the positive benefits of alcohol, such as social disinhibition,…”
Seriously?
And THAT’S considered a PLUS?????