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  2. Your problems with alcohol might be far more than a hangover

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    Nausea, headaches, sensitivity to light and sound are all common symptoms of a hangover, and most of these will go away over time as the body works to process alcohol. But it might not just be a ...

  3. Hangover - Wikipedia

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    The most effective way to avoid the symptoms of alcohol induced hangover is to avoid drinking." [5] Most remedies do not significantly reduce overall hangover severity. Some compounds reduce specific symptoms such as vomiting and headache, but are not effective in reducing other common hangover symptoms such as drowsiness and fatigue. [36]

  4. How to prevent a hangover, and 3 ways to treat one - AOL

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    We know that alcohol dehydrates, so a headache and other hangover symptoms may be partly due to constricted blood vessels and a loss of electrolytes, essential minerals such as sodium, calcium and ...

  5. What alcohol does to your brain and body, according to the ...

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    The first chemical produced when our liver breaks down alcohol is acetaldehyde, a known cancer-causer. Acetaldehyde plays a big role in hangovers: it causes nausea, which works in conjunction with ...

  6. Alcoholic hallucinosis - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol hallucinosis is a rather uncommon alcohol-induced psychotic disorder almost exclusively seen in chronic alcoholics who have many consecutive years of severe and heavy drinking during their lifetime. [3] Alcoholic hallucinosis develops about 12 to 24 hours after the heavy drinking stops suddenly, and can last for days.

  7. Alcohol flush reaction - Wikipedia

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    Disulfiram, a drug sometimes given as treatment for alcoholism, induces effects similar to alcohol flush or hangover causing the disulfiram-alcohol reaction. It inhibits acetaldehyde dehydrogenase , causing a five-to ten-fold increase in the concentration of acetaldehyde in the body after drinking alcohol, as happens spontaneously in people ...

  8. The US has a binge drinking problem: A doctor talks hangovers ...

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    A doctor talks about hangovers and what to do to get through them as binge drinking continues to be a significant problem in the U.S., according to the American Addiction Centers.

  9. Alcohol-related brain damage - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol-related brain damage [1] [2] alters both the structure and function of the brain as a result of the direct neurotoxic effects of alcohol intoxication or acute alcohol withdrawal. Increased alcohol intake is associated with damage to brain regions including the frontal lobe , [ 3 ] limbic system , and cerebellum , [ 4 ] with widespread ...