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We've heard of "eyeballing," and even trying to get drunk by soaking your feet in vodka, but this is the first we've heard of getting drunk by IV. Thank goodness it's not for recreational purposes! These researchers wanted to know whether "drinking" alcohol through an IV -- a practice used for understanding the physiological response to alcohol -- would give similar hangovers as drinking the old-fashioned way. Turns out, it does. There goes our plan for Saturday night :(
Characterization of hangover following intravenous alcohol exposure in social drinkers: methodological and clinical implications. "Hangover refers to the cluster of physiological and behavioral symptoms that occur following the end of a drinking episode. While hangover has been studied after the typical oral consumption of alcohol, the occurrence of hangover following intravenous (IV) alcohol administration in human laboratory studies has not been previously reported. This study characterizes hangover symptoms ...
