Kudzu

Kudzu may help curb binge-drinking.

According to the AP:

A group of 20-something drinkers seemed to lose the urge to binge-drink when they took pills made from kudzu, that ubiquitous vine that blankets the South, researchers reported.

It could also make consuming alcohol more economical.

[Researchers are] not certain why, but speculated that kudzu increases blood-alcohol levels and speeds up its effects. In other words, the drinkers needed fewer beers to feel drunk.

Good thing it's so plentiful in the South, huh?