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Soviet Spy Drug Fights
Hangovers
A drug that the KGB invented to keep heavy-drinking spies
on their
toes is being sold to Americans as a hangover cure.
Developed by the
Russian Academy of Sciences in the 1970s,
the RU-21 hangover
preventative is based on sound physiology.
When alcohol enters the
body it is absorbed by the cells, which convert it into
acetaldehyde.
A toxic compound, acetaldehyde is believed responsible
for causing hangovers.
RU-21 has two effects, according to its
marketer, Spirit Sciences of California.
First, it slows the
production of acetaldehyde.
Then, it stimulates the cells to produce
an enzyme that converts acetaldehyde
into less toxic acetic acid,
which the body then excretes.
Spirit Sciences plans to have RU-21
for sale at major retailers this year.
For now, you can find the
product on the Web--with a Google search.
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