Alcosynth is a synthetic alcohol that does not cause hangovers and ... has problems with the law
This will not be another moralizing text about the effects of drinking alcohol. This drug is already so rooted in our culture that it does not make any sense. Thanks to science, however, you can improve it. How?
The answer to this question for many years was looking for Professor David Nutt, who patented more than 90 ingredients needed to produce the so-called. Alcosynthu, or synthetic alcohol. It differs from traditional percentages in that it does not cause a hangover and can not be overdosed.
Alcosynth - synthetic alcohol 2.0
From the data that Nutt cites, it follows that every year, alcohol kills around 4 million people around the world. This is mainly about the complications caused by heart or liver failure. Both of these organs are brought to ruin by acetaldehyde - a toxin that arises as a result of taking larger doses of alcohol than our body is able to digest. This substance is also responsible for the so-called hangover.
The Alcosynth synthetic alcohol developed by Nutt does not produce harmful aldehyde in our body. It is a derivative of benzodiazepine - a drug that has been known for years and used by psychiatrists to treat anxiety disorders.
In the case of recreational use of this compound, the undoubted advantage is the lack of withdrawal symptoms and the fact that a much smaller (approximately one order of magnitude) dose of Alcosynthu is needed to enter a state similar to alcoholic intoxication. And to this, at no stage of decomposition does not cause the formation of acetaldehyde in our body.
Of course, synthetic alcohol has problems with the law.
Technically, it is a new psychoactive substance, which in fact can be called a drug. Alcohol also, but it is already deeply rooted in our culture, that it does not bother anyone. Alcosynth does not have such a historical background, which of course translates into problems with the law.
The British Home Office (equivalent to the Polish Ministry of Interior) when asked if the sale of Alcosynthu violates the Law on Psychoactive Substances has turned out to be a British service , saying yes, the turnover of Alcosynthem will violate the law if it breaks its provisions. What is this all about? Nobody knows that, including Nutt, who for many years also served as adviser to the British government.
Such an answer, of course, effectively cooled down the enthusiasm of the majority of potential investors. In addition to David Orren , who decided to risk and invest his money in two tested on humans and the best patented versions of alcosynthu. One of them is likely to go to stores within the next 5 years, under the name Alcarelle. Alcarelle is to be a new type of drink, classified as a food additive, so that Nutt and Orren will be able to bypass clinical tests and focus on meeting the requirements of launching a new food product.
Nobody, of course, knows if this is enough to not expose themselves to the Psychoactive Substance Act, but Orren and Nutt are threatening that if their synthetic alcohol is banned in the UK. Britain, they will simply ignore their home market and focus 100 percent. on foreign markets. Which specifically? This is not known.
Alcosynth is a very interesting case of conflict between tradition and ... science
We have known for a long time the negative effects of drinking traditional alcohol. However, this drug is still completely legal, because no one is dreaming of introducing another prohibition and dealing with its consequences. On the other hand, a much safer alternative (or so its creator presents it), which works in an identical way has legal problems, because - just like alcohol - is a psychoactive substance.
That is, simply speaking: a drug. I am very curious if Nutt and Orren manage to get theirs and bring their synthetic alcohol to the market. If so, it will be a considerable precedent that will surely try to use other entrepreneurs to legalize other psychoactive substances. It does not bode well for the alcohol and tobacco industry. Well, unless attempts to introduce Alcosynthu to the market will come to naught ...
Alcosynth is a synthetic alcohol that does not cause hangovers and ... has problems with the law
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