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lauralhSnortable spirits: Alcohol without the hangover
The Ottawa Citizen
Sat 29 Nov 2003
Forget the shooter, here comes the snooter.
The inventor of a new machine that mixes alcohol with pure oxygen says his Alcohol With Out Liquid (AWOL) vapour can give users an instant high, minus the hangovers and calories that come with normal drinking.
Dominic Simler explains the invention, which he launched last week in Britain, gives an instant "hit" that's "unlike anything you've tried before."
"The oxygen with the alcohol gives you an unusual sort of buzz -- at times euphoric and with a sense of well-being," he says.
Once inhaled through the nose or mouth, the alcoholic vapour is absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs. Mr. Simler says the drunk effect lasts for about 25 minutes.
He says his recipe is hang-over-free because it's not passing through the same organs as a drink and the consumer doesn't need to inhale as much alcohol to feel an effect.
(Mr. Simler says he is not sure if the device would allow a user to evade detection on a roadside breathalyser test.)
Mr. Simler, who lives in London, says he's in the "leisure oxygen market." The 30-year-old entrepreneur has done everything from oxygen facials to oxygenated gyms and says he got the idea for AWOL from the oxygen-bar concept.
Mr. Simler says he didn't understand why people would want to breathe oxygen at a bar because it would "sober you up." He says it seemed like there would have to be a better way of combining bars and oxygen.
Mr. Simler says the system is being marketed to the bar and nightclub scene and those wanting exciting Christmas parties in Britain. Numerous bars and nightclubs have shown interest in the product including some in Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.
The AWOL system goes for about $3,400 Cdn and has two components. The kit includes a diffuser into which you pour about 25 millilitres of alcohol and a bottle of 68-proof absynthe for testing purposes.
The diffuser is hand-held and attaches to the AWOL oxygen generator, which is about as large as a piece of carry-on luggage. The only thing left to do is inhale through the mouth or snort through the nose.
The snort or inhale part is exactly what concerns Andrew Murie, national executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Mr. Murie says most people drink as a social activity.
He says with this new invention, a person gets high faster without having to spend the time drinking the product. He says the machine almost equates alcohol with drug use.
"I just can't see 99 per cent of the population wanting to do it that way, and those that would use it, we need to be concerned about. It's definitely a risk. Hopefully it never takes off," he says.
Mr. Simler says he doesn't condone misuse or abuse of alcohol with his product. He recommends that people who use the contraption not drive or operate machinery afterwards.
Like drinking, he says, individuals need to know when to stop.
The Ottawa Citizen
Sat 29 Nov 2003
Forget the shooter, here comes the snooter.
The inventor of a new machine that mixes alcohol with pure oxygen says his Alcohol With Out Liquid (AWOL) vapour can give users an instant high, minus the hangovers and calories that come with normal drinking.
Dominic Simler explains the invention, which he launched last week in Britain, gives an instant "hit" that's "unlike anything you've tried before."
"The oxygen with the alcohol gives you an unusual sort of buzz -- at times euphoric and with a sense of well-being," he says.
Once inhaled through the nose or mouth, the alcoholic vapour is absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs. Mr. Simler says the drunk effect lasts for about 25 minutes.
He says his recipe is hang-over-free because it's not passing through the same organs as a drink and the consumer doesn't need to inhale as much alcohol to feel an effect.
(Mr. Simler says he is not sure if the device would allow a user to evade detection on a roadside breathalyser test.)
Mr. Simler, who lives in London, says he's in the "leisure oxygen market." The 30-year-old entrepreneur has done everything from oxygen facials to oxygenated gyms and says he got the idea for AWOL from the oxygen-bar concept.
Mr. Simler says he didn't understand why people would want to breathe oxygen at a bar because it would "sober you up." He says it seemed like there would have to be a better way of combining bars and oxygen.
Mr. Simler says the system is being marketed to the bar and nightclub scene and those wanting exciting Christmas parties in Britain. Numerous bars and nightclubs have shown interest in the product including some in Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.
The AWOL system goes for about $3,400 Cdn and has two components. The kit includes a diffuser into which you pour about 25 millilitres of alcohol and a bottle of 68-proof absynthe for testing purposes.
The diffuser is hand-held and attaches to the AWOL oxygen generator, which is about as large as a piece of carry-on luggage. The only thing left to do is inhale through the mouth or snort through the nose.
The snort or inhale part is exactly what concerns Andrew Murie, national executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Mr. Murie says most people drink as a social activity.
He says with this new invention, a person gets high faster without having to spend the time drinking the product. He says the machine almost equates alcohol with drug use.
"I just can't see 99 per cent of the population wanting to do it that way, and those that would use it, we need to be concerned about. It's definitely a risk. Hopefully it never takes off," he says.
Mr. Simler says he doesn't condone misuse or abuse of alcohol with his product. He recommends that people who use the contraption not drive or operate machinery afterwards.
Like drinking, he says, individuals need to know when to stop.
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Date: 2003-12-09 03:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-12-09 08:19 am (UTC)yeah hi... did we forget that alchohol is a drug? hah....
That sounds somewhat intriguing, but i'd worry about the ability to get alchohol poisoning sooner due to the product only lasting for 25 minutes. Or does that not come into play because it's not absorbed through the stomach anymore? Hmmmm....
geto huffing with a bourgeois price
Date: 2003-12-09 10:00 am (UTC)