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Irish Mirror
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Sophie Collins

The 'synthetic alcohol' that could be available in Ireland in five years - and will end hangovers

The Irish are well-known for their love of a drink or two on a night out, but as we get older, the hangovers start to worsen from tiredness and aches to migraines, nausea and even vertigo in some cases.

Well, according to UK scientists, a solution could be on the way into the Irish market in a matter of years and would allow people to have that last glass of wine or pint of beer without experiencing any hangover.

The new molecular compound, which has been named Alcarelle, was created by a UK team led by Imperial College London’s neuropsycho pharmacology expert, Professor David Nutt.

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