Science Indicates That Sprite Might Be A Great Hangover Cure - Polidicks

[QUOTE] Let's say you're hung over, and you're given the option of two hangover cures: one is a Chinese pain-relieving tea made of [I]huo ma ren[/I], or hemp seeds, and one is a dusty can of Sprite from the bodega down the street. Your instinct might be to stay away from the artificial lemon-lime sugar-water. And your instinct would be wrong. Researchers at Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, China, a school known for its pharmacology department, looked into the problem of alcohol hangovers. Alcohol's effect on the body is well-known but not well-understood; there are theories about why alcohol affects us the way it does, but we don't have a clear understanding of the way the body metabolizes all the different chemicals in, say, a bottle of bourbon. These researchers specifically looked into the way ethanol is metabolized. [URL]http://www.popsci.com/article/science/science-indicates-sprite-might-be-great-hangover-cure?dom=tw&src=SOC[/URL][/QUOTE] Pretty interesting, the best way to beat a hangover is to chug a shitload of water before bed imo, you have to fight the hangover before it happens.

wow even soda companies are marketing to get kids to do drugs

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42449627]Pretty interesting, the best way to beat a hangover is to chug a shitload of water before bed imo, you have to fight the hangover before it happens.[/QUOTE] Yeah, makes sense, drink a fuckton of water, and caffeine will help quite a bit too.

A pint or two of orange squash before bed normally. And something sharp and cold is nice in the morning. I quite like fizzy rubicon when I'm hungover

I do my best to drink a good deal of water while I'm out drinking alcohol at a party or whatever. I rarely get hangovers nowadays because of that. It's better to prevent a hangover than having to deal with one.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42449627]Pretty interesting, the best way to beat a hangover is to chug a shitload of water before bed imo, you have to fight the hangover before it happens.[/QUOTE] And eat something works for me

And yeah get free glasses of water every so often when out and drinking

glass of water before sleeping and vitamin B in the morning I found the vitamin B thing by accident but it works well Caffeine helps too All of that is much better for you than a Sprite [editline]8th October 2013[/editline] not that drinking in the first place is healthy but sh

just keep drinking you cant be hungover if youre constantly wasted

i chug shitloads of water between drinks. makes me piss a lot but it's better than a hangover

I've never gotten a headache while hungover, but my stomach gets irritated by the alcohol and feels terrible even if I prevent the headache by drinking loads of water.

cmon, we all know weed is the best hangover cure

[QUOTE=Orkel;42451107]I've never gotten a headache while hungover, but my stomach gets irritated by the alcohol and feels terrible even if I prevent the headache by drinking loads of water.[/QUOTE] I only get pounding headaches when I drink dark whiskey, even johnny walker will fuck me up for the entire next day. Give me some patron or Grey goose and I'll be fine, everyone's body is different though.

The actual best way to avoid a hangover, is to not drink ethanol at all.

Wasn't there a South Park episode that claimed Sprite was the cure for cancer? Hangovers aren't really much different IMHO.

[QUOTE=mochisushi;42451315]The actual best way to avoid a hangover, is to not drink ethanol at all.[/QUOTE] That's for fags though.

I read somewhere that bacon is a good hangover cure, but it's understandable, bacon is the food of the gods. Sprite, however, i can't even comprehend how corn syrup, caffeine and artificial lemon-lime flavoring can help.

[QUOTE=mochisushi;42451315]The actual best way to avoid a hangover, is to not drink ethanol at all.[/QUOTE] you must be fun at parties wait lol you dont go to parties HA

Yeah I bet he's the "all time designated driver" if he even goes out at all.

Caffeine helps with a hangover because it expands the blood vessels due to the heartrate increase it causes. When I have a migrane or headache that I've failed to prevent with Migraleve, I either have some coffee and painkillers, or a special kind of paracetamol that has caffeine in it, since it expands my blood vessels and blah blah probably-inaccurate medical speak. Of course, caffeine does cause further dehydration because it's a diuretic, so water itself is probably just better overall.

I'm p. Sure opiod pain killers are the last thing you should take for migraine, something to do with your blood pressure. I know that doctors will never prescribe opiods for migraines for that reason.

On your way to the party, pickup a couple gatorades. You won't regret it. [editline]7th October 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=breakyourfac;42451450]Yeah I bet he's the "all time designated driver" if he even goes out at all.[/QUOTE] I know a guy who fills that role, but it's because he's allergic to hops. So he just get's super stoned instead.

That tea actually sound nice, I'd choose that. Maybe with a little lemon juice.

I don't drink because I'm always DDing because I live far away I don't smoke because polygraph my life :(

[QUOTE=a-k-t-w;42449734]And eat something works for me[/QUOTE] Jatz Crackers + Water.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42451651]I'm p. Sure opiod pain killers are the last thing you should take for migraine, something to do with your blood pressure. I know that doctors will never prescribe opiods for migraines for that reason.[/QUOTE] Welp. Guess I'm fucked then. Nice knowing you, FP! On a serious note, I've never taken opiods in my life, and don't intend to if I can avoid it. I've seen my stepfather's life become utterly destroyed and dependent on them in recent years due to his knee. The only PK's I've taken/take are Paracetamol and derivatives, specifically to avoid the kind of shit that he's been through.

A little self control goes a long way. Using them for a serious injury as prescribed, they are a godsend. Trust me if you break a bone bad enough or get some teeth pulled you'll really need them. Getting physically addicted to pills isn't as easy as some might think. Hell, I've used vicodin for years now, for their intended purpose and to get high. I've never had withdrawals or done feind shit to get high. Some people can't handle the drugs though and they let the craving get to them, IMO that just shows you are a weak individual.

[QUOTE=breakyourfac;42452072]A little self control goes a long way. Using them for a serious injury as prescribed, they are a godsend. Trust me if you break a bone bad enough or get some teeth pulled you'll really need them. Getting physically addicted to pills isn't as easy as some might think. Hell, I've used vicodin for years now, for their intended purpose and to get high. I've never had withdrawals or done feind shit to get high. Some people can't handle the drugs though and they let the craving get to them, IMO that just shows you are a weak individual.[/QUOTE] Okay, I take offense to this, but let me clarify first before I get down to why. As I said I only intend to avoid them if I can help it. Of course if I get injured and need heavy painkillers, I'm gonna be on opiods because (at least right now) they're the only strong shit that's really out there. Using them like, recreationally or out of choice is what I wouldn't do. Also, I take major offense to that last line, because my stepfather is addicted to opiods because he has suffered since 2004 with major knee pain because he had to have a replacement after an accident. Now my stepfather is not a weak-willed man, and I've seen him bury an exacto knife into his hand up to the hilt by accident without even flinching before; but the pain his leg gives him utterly cripples him and his way of life. In about 2008, 2009 he was prescribed co-codamol, paracetamol, and eventually morphine in order to deal with this pain, and eventually he grew dependent upon morphine and possibly the other PK's. Once after forgetting to take his dosage, he had a rather horrific withdrawl episode and I sat there with him until the ambulance arrived watching him shake uncontrollably and I felt his hand bone-cold to the touch. As I said, he's not a weak-willed man by [B]any[/B] shade. He's been a bouncer, in the military, a bodyguard, a chauffer, a motorcycle courier, and a building site supervisor. All of those jobs require a lot of strength and will to get through. And I just refuse to accept your sweeping, generalized slating of people in situations like his because of that. It's been proven time and time again that opiods are physically as well as mentally addictive, and if you refuse to accept that then you're literally just denying fact.

No I'm not denying that they're addictive at all, I should clarify. If you're taking opiates to get high and you get addicted, you're weak willed. I've had a knee injury before and yes there have been times where I couldn't get out of bed without popping a vicodin first because the pain is so bad. I understand where you're coming from my father has arthritis and lupus, legitimate pain patients are going to be addicted to pain killers but that's kind of a given because they actually need it.

Oh, my apologies then. I must have misread what you wrote or it wasn't made entirely clear. Although I still disagree with your statement that you have to be weak-willed to get addicted to a substance, regardless of the context it's being taken in.