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Star Trek's Synthehol Now Possible?
[TheBORG] writes "Professor David Nutt, a psychopharmacologist at the University of Bristol in the UK, believes that there is no scientific reason why 'synthehol' (a science-fictional substitute for alcohol that appears in Star Trek:The Next Generation television series) cannot be created now. It will allow drinkers to experience all of the enjoyable, intoxicating effects of alcohol without unpleasant side-effects like hangovers." Of course, there's still the real deal, Romulan Ale, for when you want a splitting headache in the morning.
I think the point is about the government being utterly against recreational drugs, no matter how benign. It is pretty damn hard to imagine anything more benign then THC (the active ingredient of marijuana), yet that is still considered to be illegal.
As for the drugs you list, most people who have used those drugs will likely tell you that they hardly fall under the "recreational" category. My girlfriend went through half of that list trying to find something that would work for her and it was far from pleasant to watch. Zoloft in particular actually drove her insane on the first (and last) dose she took. She found the right combination eventually, but not before going through others that made her miserable, crazy, apathetic, insane, or some combination thereof. Even if the drugs do end up working, they can have some very ugly side effects.
The government is simply against recreational drugs in any shape or form. If you can't go buy THC, it is pretty safe to say that they will never allow any sort of recreational drug.