From a Wall Street Journal story by Julie Wernau headlined “Enjoy Alcohol, Without the Hangover’;

What if you could indulge in your favorite cocktails with no hangover or other ill effects?

That’s one of the goals for researchers working to make one of the world’s oldest vices less harmful. Some are developing hormone shots to help people sober up quickly. Others are working on alcohol substitutes that target receptors in the brain that affect happiness, while dodging those that make imbibers slur and weave.

“Alcohol is like playing the piano with boxing gloves on. You hit too many keys,” says David Orren, managing director of GABA Labs.