50 Years Ago Health & Medicine

50 years ago, a ‘cure’ for intoxication showed promise

Excerpt from the November 18, 1972 issue of Science News

Several people hold up glasses of beer in a cheers motion

Scientists are still searching for remedies that will actually sober people up and fend off hangovers after a night of drinking.

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By Erin Garcia de Jesús

- More than 2 years ago

A get-sober pill? — Science News, November 18, 1972

Researchers at the Tucson Veterans Administration Hospital have been able to reduce intoxication time in rats by administrating harmless chemicals….