What Is A Hangover
?
Hangover is defined as:
* Unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol.
* Disagreeable physical effects (as headache or nausea) following heavy consumption of alcohol or the use of drugs.
* Disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol).
* The unpleasant physical effects following heavy consumption of alcohol or the use of drugs.
What Causes Hangovers
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Hangovers are multi-causal. Ethanol has a dehydrating effect (such substances are known as diuretics), which causes headaches, dry mouth, and lethargy. Dehydration causes the brain to shrink away from the skull slightly. This triggers pain sensors on the outside surface of your brain which causes the headache.
What Are The Effects of Alcohol on the Body
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Alcohol, specifically ethanol, is a potent drug with a range of side effects. The amount and circumstances of consumption play a large part in determining the extent of intoxication, e.g. consuming alcohol after a heavy meal is less likely to produce visible signs of intoxication than consumption on an empty stomach. Hydration also plays a role, especially in determining the extent of hangovers.
What Is Blood Alcohol Content or BAC
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Blood alcohol content (or blood alcohol concentration), often abbreviated BAC, is the concentration of alcohol in blood, measured, by volume, as a percentage. For example, a BAC rating of 0.20 means 1 part per 500 in an individual's blood is alcohol. In many countries, the BAC is measured and reported as milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood (mg/100ml).
Hangover Home Remedies
Common folk medicine has a wide variety of
hangover cures. Indeed there appear to be nearly as many ways of curing hangovers as there are of getting drunk in the first place.
RU-21 Hangover Pill
RU-21 or
Antipokhmelin is a Russian tablet that helps to prevent or overcome the negative effects of alcohol consumption and hangover. The main ingredient is succinic acid, also found in amber. It is marketed as
RU-21 in the US and UK. Claims of effectiveness are based primarily on anecdotal evidence, and there have been no known placebo controlled double blind studies published in peer reviewed scientific journals.
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