"Rather than drinking real alcohol, Starfleet officers can drink this new substance [synthehol] which balances the pleasurable effects of getting a buzz on. However, in case of the odd all-hands Red Alert, synthehol does not have the deleterious effects real alcohol has."
Once again science has failed to deliver.
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https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-synthehol-fake-alcohol-explained/