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French 'cure' for excess alcohol raises safety fear
By Colin Randall in Paris
(Filed: 21/02/2006)
France's drinkers can now buy a potion which supposedly stops hangovers and makes alcohol disappear from the blood system up to six times faster than usual.
Made from a "secret recipe" based on plant extracts, Security Feel Better comes in tiny bottles and is recommended for use before, during or after a heavy lunch or party.
Security Feel Better
It is already on sale in a number of French supermarkets and is being exported to Korea, Germany and Switzerland with talks in progress to launch it in America and elsewhere, though not yet Britain.
The Normandy-based maker, PPN, insisted yesterday it was not trying to convince buyers they could "drink, drink, drink" without regard to health or safety.
But its publicity material is already being interpreted in France as implying that it allows drivers to get behind the wheel without fear.
PPN's website says the product should work within 45 minutes to "prevent hangover and eliminate food and drinks quicker, especially alcohol", and to ease feelings of excess after "a lunch or party".
A footnote to the site warns that time needed for the product to take effect varies between individuals. It also warns that alcohol abuse can seriously damage health.
However, there are signs on both sides of the Channel that not everyone approves of promoting a product that encourages drinkers to feel they can quickly erase the effects of alcohol.
The vast French supermarket chain Auchan said that it had stopped selling the drink after a trial period at a store in northern France.
In Britain, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) said it had severe concerns about any product that led people to think they could drink and drive, whether or not it was marketed as such.
Sophie Morgaut, from the agency handling PNN's publicity, said: "We are not encouraging people to drink more, or to believe they can use Security Feel Better to drink and then drive.
"PPN is a very responsible company. Alcohol is widely available and this is a serious product which helps eliminate it more quickly."
In one test carried out during PPN's research, she said, a man who drank a whisky followed by a whole bottle of wine and a liqueur gave a reading of 187mg before taking Security Feel Better, but 80mg only 40 minutes later.
A court has ruled that Security Feel Better can be sold legally in France, provided its advertisements do not refer to blood-alcohol levels or the product's effect on them.
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| c2lancas |
I don't see what all the big fuss is ... this product is simply trying to remedy a situation. The people who drink excessively are going to do so regardless of the availability of a hangover solution.
As far as the drunk driving goes ... If you've been drinking its impossible to know how much alcohol remains in ur system without an accurate breatalizer ... You may sober up faster, but who knows how sober you truly are. The same people that would take this product so they can get behind the wheel are probably the same people that think drinking black coffee'll sober you up lol. |
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| Stingray |
I find that if you drink half decent booze (ie. not the cheapest on the shelf) you shouldnt have much of a hangover to begin with.
Also, drink water before you goto bed. One reason for the hangover is because you're totally dehydrated. |
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| KaiLee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stingray
Also, drink water before you goto bed. One reason for the hangover is because you're totally dehydrated. |
Exactly, I drank a few bottles of water before I went to bed and I feel fine today, just rather tired |
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| nadezhda |
| quote: | | Originally posted by Stingray Also, drink water before you goto bed. One reason for the hangover is because you're totally dehydrated. |
EXACTLY. i was drinking till 5:30 am on saturday and woke up feeling totally normal. i think i have had like one really bad hangover in my life, so i can attest to the powers of drinking water! and upon recollection, i did not drink water before passing out that time. |
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| c2lancas |
| I drink so much water and I'm still hangover prone ... not pounding headache hangover, but tired and sluggish hangover. Most of the time I'll have some before I go to bed, but in the morning I go nuts. Probably at least 2 litres of water, but it doesn't make me feel any better. |
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