arbonation speeds up alcohol absorption (www.learn2.com). Having a full stomach when you are drinking helps to slow down the effects of alcohol and reduce the severity of a hangover (www.drinkease.com/drinkease2). Some alcoholic drinks cause worse hangovers than other drinks. Vodka form less congeners, such as acetaldehyde, than gin, scotch whiskey form four times more congeners than gin, brandy and rum form six times more congeners than gin, and bourbon forms eight times more congeners than gin (www.learn2.com). In addition, red wine has more congeners than white wine (www.learn2.com). Something to avoid during or before drinking is coffee; coffee has caffeine, which increases the amount of alcohol absorbed by the body (Kater 5).There are many beliefs on how to overcome a hangover. A tablespoon of honey or sauerkraut juice are suppose to reduce the congeners running around in the body (www.learn2.com). Around the world, there are many supposed treatments for a hangover; further more, in France they eat a large T-bone steak or drink a chocolate milk shake, in outer Mongolia they eat a pickled sheep’s ear in a glass of tomato juice, and in Puerto Rico they rub a lemon under their drinking arm (www.drinkease.com). My theory is to puke, drink water, and take a vitamin before one goes to bed.Once again, there is no cure to a hangover other than time. Some people handle alcohol better than others and taking different things to avoid a hangover differ from person to person as well; therefore, causing many theories on how to avoid a hangover. A person must find what works best for them, which a painful process. Overall, I love to go out and drink. I have had many hangovers; therefore, I know what works for me and what drinks to stay away from. For everyone else, I wish them lots of luck in their process on finding what works for them....
