Not long ago, Dr. David Nutt was Britain’s top government drugs adviser. He was unfortunately fired from his post in 2009 after he publicly stated that marijuana, Ecstasy, and LSD were all less dangerous drugs than alcohol.
Still, that minor career setback hasn’t stopped Dr. Nutt from doing science. Now a neuropharmacology professor at Imperial College London, Nutt has done research and development on two separate drugs; one is a non-toxic drink that makes you feel tipsy without experiencing the negative side effects of alcohol (including hangovers, liver toxicity, aggression, and loss of control). The second is a pill that reduces the hangover that results from real alcohol if taken simultaneously with your turn up.
The first drug is called “alcosynth,” and it mimics the fun effects of alcohol without the bad parts. Even more importantly, it’s non-toxic—so no more liver damage on a good night out. The inebriant is a derivative of benzodiazepene, better known as Valium—but Dr. Nutt claims that it is non-addictive and will not cause withdrawal symptoms like Valium can.
