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I use to drink too much, my friend ask me to use ru-21, kind of medicine detected alcohol, is it good for health?

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Dr. Colin Sanner answered

Specializes in Neurology

RU-21 is useless: Antipokhmelin, or ru-21, is rumored to help avoid the effects of hangover after drinking alcohol. This claim is bogus; there is no scientific evidence that it has any benefit to avoid intoxication from alcohol nor to lessen the hangover symptoms after drinking alcohol.

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Answered 5/23/2016

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A member asked:

I use to drink too much, my friend ask me to use ru-21, kind of medicine detected alcohol, is it good for health?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Colin Sanner answered

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

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