Alcohol substitute that avoids drunkenness and hangovers.

[Kira Nerys]

Now to get all the people that drink to actually try it .

 

[TheGodBen]

I don't understand the resistance to this. If the drink tasted the same, and you got the same buzz, why not use the substitute? There would be less unpleasant side effects, and the sobering pill would probably decrease the number of drunk drivers on the road.

1) I don't get many unpleasant side-effects. I've been known to get fairly drunk and I've not once had a hang-over. Maybe that will change as I enter my late twenties, in which case I'll either cut back on the amount I drink or I'll just live with the consequences.

2) I don't drink drive. If I'm ever in a situation where I know I'll be driving I wont drink, and if I'm ever in a situation where I know I'll be drinking I wont drive. It's not difficult.

3) I am not addicted to alcohol, I am in complete control. If I want to get drunk then I'll get drunk, if I want to have one beer to relax at the end of the day I can do that without feeling any need to drink more. If I'm in a situation where I want a drink but I know I shouldn't have one (a scenario where I'm driving or I have something important to do the next morning) then I wont have one.

If other people have a problem with any one of the three points above then they should absolutely try out the substitute and see if it works for them. But my guess is that most people who voted in this poll are like me and are responsible drinkers, in which case they have no reason to use an alcohol substitute.