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David Nutt, professor at the London Imperial College, said that he managed to separate the components from alcohol that affect the part of the brain that is responsible for enjoyment, while these substances do not affect the area associated with dependence formation or aggressive behavior.
The professor is sure that beverages containing such substances already in the near future may appear on sale. According to the professor, the appropriate funding will make it possible in two years "safe" alcohol is quite affordable for all citizens.
Due to the fact that such a drink does not contain alcohol at all, although it provokes a state very similar to intoxication, it does not affect the work of the internal organs, which suffer most in this case - the stomach, liver, etc. The professor plans to create a drink that will cause only a state of not strong intoxication, no matter how much is drunk, and the unpleasant morning hangover will also be absent. Such alcohol in its action will resemble an electronic cigarette.
In addition, Professor Nutt is confident that you can create a substance that will quickly remove the effect of "intoxication." Since the new alcohol will only affect a specific area of the brain, the "antidote" will quickly clarify the clouded consciousness. David Nutt states that it will be possible to sit quietly with friends in a bar, enjoy the atmosphere and drink "safe" cocktails, and after that take a pill and after a while "completely sober" to go home on their own.
Now it is not yet possible to say how big companies for the production of alcoholic beverages will take this discovery, as well as amateurs of strong drinks themselves. But David Nutt is confident that his discovery will make a real breakthrough in the field of health and is looking for sponsors who are ready to support his research in this field. The professor considers it strange that the vein that this rather serious problem concerning all countries did not speak earlier, since it is connected with the improvement of people's health. One of the advantages of the new alcohol professor believes that the problem with alcohol dependence will disappear. Professor pointed out the fact that 10% of drinkers eventually become addicted. The prototype of the substance professor made many years ago, but at that time it was not approved.
The activities of David Nutt for most of his life was associated with patients with alcohol dependence. For some time he was on the position of adviser to the government of Britain on combating narcotic substances. But he was removed from his post after a scandal broke out, which was connected with the professor's statements that as ecstasy or LSD are safer addictive substances than tobacco or alcohol.
According to the British health service, every year the state pays about three and a half million pounds (more than $ 5 billion) to solve problems related to alcohol dependence of citizens.
At London Imperial College, Professor Nutt is one of the leading specialists, however, he and his team became a real "stumbling block" because of their invention, since there are no volunteers in the alcohol industry that such a substance goes into mass production.
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