‘Stay-sober’ pill developed

Australian and U.S. scientists are developing a "stay sober" pill that limits the effects of alcohol on the brain, global media reported.

Mark Hutchinson, the lead researcher from Adelaide University, said the pill would do two things to prevent people from becoming intoxicated. It would minimize the effect of alcohol by taking the enjoyment out of drinking. It would also reduce the incentive to drink.

"Problem drinkers could take a tablet once a day, or alcoholics may have a rod implanted so the drug is constantly delivered," Hutchinson said.