We will stop drinking alcohol within a generation, scientists say
A top scientist believes we won’t be drinking alcohol in 10 to 20 years “except on rare occasions”.
Professor David Nutt, a former UK government drugs advisor of Imperial College London, said synthetic alcohol will be used instead, International Business Times reports.
Prof Nutt and his venture Alcarelle are currently bidding for $12 million of investment to bring synthetic alcohol to British, US, EU or Canadian markets. He said it’s a low-calorie alternative, which is better for our health.
“Alcosynth will become the preferred drink, in the same way that I can see — almost within a decade now in the Western world — tobacco and cigarettes will disappear as they’re replaced by electronic cigarettes,” Professor Nutt said.
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He added another benefit would be “less violence on the street, less vomiting and less unpleasantness in city centres”.
"Alcohol kills more than malaria, meningitis, tuberculosis and dengue fever put together," Professor Nutt said.
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