What is powdered alcohol?

This is alcohol mixed with powered dextrin (a starch like substance). Dextrin can absorb 60% of its weight of alcohol.

Is powdered alcohol available in market?

No. Powdered alcohol is not available in the USA.

How do you take powdered alcohol?

You can mix the powder with water to make a drink. Or you can swallow capsules of powdered alcohol.

Why they created powdered alcohol?

The logic given was: It is easy to carry. It does not spill. You do not need a bottle for it.

Is powdered alcohol stronger than regular alcohol?

Scientifically speaking, powdered alcohol is not stronger than regular alcohol. You will feel the same effects as regular alcohol.

What are dangers of powdered alcohol?

One of the risks is people might try to snort it through nose. Snorting through nose is to get high is dangerous. You can seriously hurt yourself.

Or people might try to spike other peoples’ drink.

Another risk is powder alcohol is easy to hide. There is no bottle. So people might try to sneak it in when liquid alcohol is not allowed.

Read more

What exactly is powdered alcohol? Scientist and professor Matt Hartings shows it here

Here is a video of guy from powdered alcohol company.

Why snorting powered alcohol makes no sense? Here is an article from wired magazine.

Here is an article from Wall Street Journal about powered alcohol.

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