Leave it to the Brits to prophesize a way to drink alcohol without fear of hangover or even cirrhosis of the liver. Straight outta Star Trek:

Professor Nutt suggests that if molecules that bind poorly to the bad subtypes like alpha-5 could be developed, it would be possible to retain the pleasant effects of alcohol without the bad side-effects.

…Perhaps most interesting is the idea that problems like cirrhosis of the liver could be eliminated by altering the composition of alcoholic beverages. Nutt will publish this idea in the Journal of Psychopharmacology next month.

To me, this sounds very scary. For one, there’d be so many more drunks running around my neighborhood on a Saturday evening. With spring in full swing, we have plenty without Star Trak booze. Then you’d have to deal with the economic realities… It probably would be marketed to those with money, raising the average price of a martini in Manhattan from $12 to $20. Yikes… People might actually prefer the hangover.