I was just wondering how exactly alcohol affects the brain, but mainly about the hangover symptoms… when they begin, how long they last…
I was wondering about this, because I feel like my hangover headache begins way earlier than it’s supposed to…
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ELI5: You are drunk from ethanol (alcohol) in your body which interferes with the normal operations within your body. Then your liver breaks down the ethanol into a lot of compounds, of which acetaldehyde is the main contributor to hangover symptoms. From there, acetaldehyde is broken down and excreted/released as acetic acid.
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