4 ms·

This is the same guy who claims he has created a type of alcohol without the negative side-effects associated with it: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-b

This is the same guy who claims he has created a type of alcohol without the negative side-effects associated with it: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/david-nutts-new-drug-mimics-alcohol-minus-the-health-risks-and http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/david-n... I'm not deriding him in any way (I hope he is successful with this product). Just thought I'd mention it.

Nursie 13y ago
Given he is one of the UK's leading scientific minds in this area, and chaired the government's Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs until he fell out of favour, it's really not that unbelievable. There are already other known alcohols that don't metabolise in the same way as ethanol and don't result in hangovers. I'm not sure they're 'safe'. It's possible that Prof. Nutt is talking about a benzodiazepine derivative he's working on, though finding one without the addiction potential of its class would be hard work. And it's entirely possible he's just trolling :) His book, "Drugs Without the Hot Air" is well worth reading. It contains some of the basic neuroscience behind drug actions, explores a lot of societal stuff and, in general was just a good read, if you're genuinely interested in this stuff.
- collyw 13y ago
  Loads of illegal drugs give less of a "hangover" than alcohol. Cannabis maybe leaves you a little slow the next day for example, but no pain.
pstuart 13y ago
Not a new type of alcohol, but a new drug that would give an effect similar to alcohol. GHB was touted as alcohol 2.0 but is now illegal for being a "date-rape drug". The irony here is that alcohol is already the leading date-rape drug.
- wavefunction 13y ago
  GHB _is_ alcohol 2.0. The real irony is it's only really effective as a date-rape drug in conjunction with alcohol.
  - pstuart 13y ago
    I tried it once a long time ago. It didn't do anything for me. It would be nice to have the opportunity to try it again someday.

Nursie 13y ago

Given he is one of the UK's leading scientific minds in this area, and chaired the government's Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs until he fell out of favour, it's really not that unbelievable. There are already other known alcohols that don't metabolise in the same way as ethanol and don't result in hangovers. I'm not sure they're 'safe'. It's possible that Prof. Nutt is talking about a benzodiazepine derivative he's working on, though finding one without the addiction potential of its class would be hard work. And it's entirely possible he's just trolling :) His book, "Drugs Without the Hot Air" is well worth reading. It contains some of the basic neuroscience behind drug actions, explores a lot of societal stuff and, in general was just a good read, if you're genuinely interested in this stuff.

collyw 13y ago
Loads of illegal drugs give less of a "hangover" than alcohol. Cannabis maybe leaves you a little slow the next day for example, but no pain.

pstuart 13y ago

Not a new type of alcohol, but a new drug that would give an effect similar to alcohol. GHB was touted as alcohol 2.0 but is now illegal for being a "date-rape drug". The irony here is that alcohol is already the leading date-rape drug.

wavefunction 13y ago
GHB _is_ alcohol 2.0. The real irony is it's only really effective as a date-rape drug in conjunction with alcohol.
- pstuart 13y ago
  I tried it once a long time ago. It didn't do anything for me. It would be nice to have the opportunity to try it again someday.