Synthetic Alcohol

Want to drink like you're part of the crew of the Enterprise? I know, I know...dumb question.

Trekkies (of the New Generation) out there may remember something on the series called "Synthehol," a chemical alternative to alcohol that took the blackout intoxication, addiction and alcohol poisoning out of traditional alcoholic drinks with the same taste and a reasonable buzz.

A British professor believes he has the answer to creating something similar, a synthetic alcohol alternative. This professor is one of the UK's top drug experts and believes that ingredients like those found in Valium could be integrated into wine, beer and liquor in an odorless, tasteless form while keeping drinkers moderately drunk (no matter how much they drink), eliminating belligerence (as seen by Captain Kirk above) and the dreaded hangover.

One would have to be skeptical of how well this could work and obviously not everyone would jump on the trend, especially frat boys. However, if it's made and works as described, it'd be fun to use it as a placebo.