High schooler students are under a lot of pressure. There are tests, SATs, sports, dating – and worst of all, the risk of waking up with a face that bears a strong resemblance to the pepperoni pizza you ate the night before.

Whiteheads, blackheads, and breakouts galore have been part of the teenage experience since the caveman days. But we may be on the verge of banishing bad skin, once and for all – researchers from the Summit Corporation in Oxford, England have created a new drug that could be acne's worst enemy.

The drug, currently known as SMT D002, can cut back on the skin's production of an oily substance called sebum, which is a major cause of acne, by as much as 90 percent. While the most popular anti-acne drug currently on the market, Roaccutane, is known for dangerous side effects, SMT D002 has none at all, and could become a far safer alternative for people suffering from frequent breakouts.

The drug is already available, but is currently used in pill form to treat another condition. Richard Storer, Summit's lead scientist, plans to convert it into a cream for acne sufferers, and told The Telegraph that "it is a major drug, but we cannot reveal its name or the condition it currently treats."

We doubt his secret will stay safe for long: If there's one thing high school students can do, it's gossip.