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A Scientific Explanation For Your Hangover And How To Cure It

Doug Mataconis · Tuesday, July 3, 2012 · 6 comments

While I’m not making any judgments about our readership, I assume this may be helpful for some this holiday week:

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About Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.

Comments

OzarkHillbilly says:

Tuesday, 3 July 2012 at 13:39

The best way to avoid hangovers is to stay drunk.
PogueMahone says:

Tuesday, 3 July 2012 at 14:56

Thanks for sharing, but If you can follow these instructions, then you are not drunk enough to cause a hangover.

Take it from me, a seasoned veteran, eat lentils before your binge. Trust me.

Sláinte.
Neil Hudelson says:

Tuesday, 3 July 2012 at 15:58

All of it good advice. My lovely heterosexual lifemate has even been good enough to wake me up around 5 am so I can stumble to the bathroom and chug 2 more glasses of water. If I can do that, usually I wake up a few hours later with no hangover.

If you are really thinking ahead, set an alarm for around 4 or 5 am before you go out drinking and chug a glass or two then.
anjin-san says:

Tuesday, 3 July 2012 at 16:35

I quit drinking back in the 80s. Works wonders on hangovers.
PogueMahone says:

Wednesday, 4 July 2012 at 00:03

That’s cheating. :p @anjin-san:
G.A. says:

Wednesday, 4 July 2012 at 10:55

quit drinking back in the 80s. Works wonders on hangovers.

I get nicotine and caffeine hangovers now:(