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Sounds like a good way to save someone from severe alcohol poisoning. Not sure I see much of a point otherwise, tbh.

Some folks, like myself, love the taste of a peaty whiskey, but have bodies that don't agree with alcohol.

hrm, smoke peat cigarettes instead?

I can’t stand the taste of any alcohol. I literally only consume it for one reason. The intoxicating effect. I get enough to get the job done then stop.

So this gel seems like drinking less booze with extra steps. I do see a use for women and undercover cops though. Or to make people think you are drunker than you are.

Because everyone who isn’t you is a woman or an undercover cop?

They already noted in the article that once it’s passed into your bloodstream this approach is useless. I see it more like being a better form of naltrexone, someone takes it before going on a night out and saves themselves a nasty hangover while getting to party. I’ve always disliked the lack of availability of low alcohol beers in the States (1-2%) and this could be a decent solution for that. As is the easiest thing to do for moderation when going out in the States for me is to do the One On One Off where you alternate between one moderate alcohol drink and one NA drink. It would be more ideal to just pop a pill right before I go out that lets me tailor the level of absorption exactly as I want it.

I was unaware of people using naltrexone for hangover prevention and did a bit of spot research, it seems naltrexone only prevents the buzz/euphoria from alcohol consumption but doesn't prevent impairment or hangover symptoms, such as those caused by dehydration, nor does it prevent liver damage.

If you’ve never taken it before: it reduces cravings too. If your goal is to get drunk, it won’t stop you, but it does help to quell the dopamine beast if that’s not your goal

> someone takes it before going on a night out and saves themselves a nasty hangover while getting to party

But if their way of partying is to get drunk, this gel will prevent them from partying, since getting drunk requires the alcohol to get into your bloodstream.

people with autobrewery syndrome come to mind immediately.

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