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Takket

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4. yikes

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 07:02 PM

Jan 2013

"vaccine works by telling the liver not to express genes that metabolize alcohol"

I don't think it is a good idea to mess around with the functioning of the liver. That could have some pretty brutal side effects that make a hangover look like a picnic.

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Vaccine would give intense hangover after one sip of alcohol [View all] gollygee Jan 2013 OP

i would say give this to convicted drunk drivers RayTy Jan 2013 #1

Clockwork Orange anyone? bunnies Jan 2013 #2

I'm with you there customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #8

exactly. bunnies Jan 2013 #9

I thought the word "vaccine" was a strange one for this gollygee Jan 2013 #10

Hazard of calling alcoholism a disease... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #11

Well it isn't contagious regardless gollygee Jan 2013 #13

Indeed. If banning of guns can save "just one life..." Skip Intro Jan 2013 #16

Wonder what other side effects it will have? hobbit709 Jan 2013 #3

In concept, I don't have a problem with it, but what else might it do to the liver? randome Jan 2013 #5

Alcohol is toxic to the central nervous system--this is WHY we need that enzyme. Th1onein Jan 2013 #15

yikes Takket Jan 2013 #4

The guy is wrong, saying elleng Jan 2013 #6

Six months? That's too long, imo. What's wrong with Antabuse? cbayer Jan 2013 #7

i watched my brother destroy his life for 3 decades. it is the genetic alcholism, that is so seabeyond Jan 2013 #12

I don't think this is a good idea. Th1onein Jan 2013 #14