The University of Chile's Vaccine Causes Hangovers to Cure Alcoholism
Nobody in their right mind would take medication to give themselves a hangover, unless they were trying to cure alcoholism.
That's exactly what researchers at the University of Chile are proposing. Their new vaccine instantly causes a hangover when the subject takes a drink, making ingesting alcohol absolutely intolerable. At least that's the main idea behind it. Considering that most people hate or can't tolerate hangovers, this is a pretty ingenious way to help cure alcoholism. The vaccine blocks the alcohol processing enzyme in the liver, which then produces a compound called acetaldehyde. This compound is the evil, no good reason that someone feels run over by a truck after a bender. The vaccine is currently on trials with mice, and could be commercially available for human use by 2015.
That's exactly what researchers at the University of Chile are proposing. Their new vaccine instantly causes a hangover when the subject takes a drink, making ingesting alcohol absolutely intolerable. At least that's the main idea behind it. Considering that most people hate or can't tolerate hangovers, this is a pretty ingenious way to help cure alcoholism. The vaccine blocks the alcohol processing enzyme in the liver, which then produces a compound called acetaldehyde. This compound is the evil, no good reason that someone feels run over by a truck after a bender. The vaccine is currently on trials with mice, and could be commercially available for human use by 2015.
