The BBC Reports on Testing a Drug to Replace Alcohol

I love the BBC. The British have a big alcohol problem, and 7% of the population are already showing a tendency towards alcoholism.

A researcher is reporting on a pill that makes you feel tipsy but isn't addictive and doesn't come with side effects like a hangover. Their reporter tries it in a hospital with resuscitation on hand.

Very early in the research process.

But what replaces the social part of drinking? Can a pill do that? Watch and learn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPW6jP-Mpao