UK scientists have created synthetic alcohol which could become available to the public in the next five years.
As an alternative to ethanol, the core ingredient of most alcoholic drinks, the synthetic alcohol Alcarelle was created by a team led by neuropsycho pharmacology expert Professor David Nutt. If approved by regulators, it would allow people to feel the buzz of being a bit drunk without the health implications, loss of control or hangovers.
Speaking about the recent breakthrough Prof Nutt explained: “We want to keep the pleasure, but not the pain, essentially. You don’t get the physiological changes that ethanol does from Alcarelle, I’ve tried and tested it myself.”
