====== Hangover Resistance ======

A proportion of adults are (or claim to be) 'immune' from developing [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangover|hangovers]] after heavy alcohol consumption.

The underlying biochemical process(es) that may exempt some drinkers from hangovers is currently unknown.

In addition, estimates vary widely as to the prevalence of 'hangover resistance'.

A [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19630704|2008 study]] (//Curr Drug Abuse// //Rev.// 1(1):42-6) from the US put the figure at around 23 percent.

A [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29450223/|2017 study]] (//Addict Behav Rep.// 9;5:14-18) from Canada put the figure at around 5 percent.

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Also see : [[content:medicine:drugs:alcohol]] and [[content:medicine:diseases:g-l:hangover]]