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Anti-hangover drug hot in Hollywood
MOSCOW -- A drug created by the former KGB to keep its agents sober is being
sold on the Internet to Hollywood stars as a hangover defense, a report said
Tuesday. Named for the drinking age in the United States, RU-21 is being sold
as a natural remedy although it was developed by the Soviets after World War
II. Its makers claim it stops the body making an enzyme that turns alcohol into
acetaldehyde, a toxic chemical that can damage tissues, the London Guardian
reported. The pill lets a person get drunk but indefinitely delays the hangover
and damage to the body's organs. The secrets of the pill were declassified in
1999 and it was developed into a market commodity. Its makers and California
marketers say it is selling to the tune of $10,000 a week. "Russians can
outdrink anybody in the world anyway," said Emil Chiaberi, head of Spirit
Sciences, which sells the pill in the United States. "I don't know why
they needed a pill."
Charles Mims
http://www.the-sandbox.org
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