Scientists say that synthetic alcohol, or alcosynth, is healthier than traditional alcohol and may help reduce the harm associated with the latter.
Most likely, you have had such a hangover at least once in your life that you didn't want to live. And you vowed never to drink alcohol again. But after a while you returned to the bar again or raised a glass during a feast with friends.
Alcohol without the risk of a hangover
Scientists argue that such situations can become a thing of the past thanks to alcosynth. This substance gives you all the same pleasant state as ordinary alcohol: a decrease in the reaction speed, a feeling of relaxation, a pleasant noise in your head and the desire to write SMS to those who should not. But it will not bring you negative consequences: nausea, vomiting, terrible headaches in the morning.
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Scientists say that all civilized countries will switch to synthetic alcohol in 10-20 years. Regular alcohol will be drunk only in isolated cases.
Additional benefits
The mere fact that alcosynth does not give a person a terrible hangover makes him a leader among other types of alcohol. But he also has other positive qualities that affect the state of the body.
According to statistics, in 2012 alone, 3.3 million people died from the effects of alcohol consumption. Millions of dollars are spent annually on the treatment of diseases associated with its use.
However, unlike alcohol, alcosynth does not affect the liver, heart, blood vessels or brain cells. In fact, it is absolutely non-toxic.
Health care professionals are also interested in another feature of alcosynth, which researchers call "plateau". This feature fixes the level of intoxication at the same level. After that, no matter how much synthetic alcohol you drink, you will not get drunk. This can change the culture of drinking alcohol: the streets of cities will become cleaner and calmer, and the crime rate will significantly decrease.
Not for alcoholics
At the same time, scientists note that alcosynth will not become an alternative for the treatment of alcoholism. They say it is difficult to predict how it will affect addicted people. Therefore, they will still need to refrain from the temptation to try synthetic alcohol.
But it is difficult to disagree with the fact that the discovery of a substance that practically does not lead to death will be a breakthrough in world health care practice. After all, over a glass of safe alcoholic drink it will still be pleasant to spend time with friends and family, but in the morning there will be no harm to the body.
Author: Tatiana Fedorchenko