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Complications
By Mayo Clinic staffWhen you have a hangover, you're likely to experience problems with your:
- Memory
- Concentration
- Dexterity
- Visual-spatial skills, or your ability to accurately perceive how objects you're looking at relate to each other in space around you
Not surprisingly, this temporary dulling of your abilities increases your risk of a number of problems at work, including:
- Trouble completing your tasks
- Criticism from a supervisor
- Conflict with co-workers
- Falling asleep on the job
- Workplace injuries
References
- Prat G, et al. Neurocognitive effects of alcohol hangover. Addictive Behaviors. 2008;33:15.
- Verster JC. The alcohol hangover: A puzzling phenomenon. Alcohol & Alcoholism. 2008;43:124.
- Howland J, et al. The incidence and severity of hangover the morning after moderate alcohol intoxication. Addiction. 2008;103:758.
- Frequently asked questions: Alcohol. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/faqs.htm. Accessed Oct. 1, 2009.
- Wiese J. Effect of opuntia ficus indica on symptoms of the alcohol hangover. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2004;164:1334.
- Pittler MH, et al. Interventions for preventing or treating alcohol hangover: Systematic review of randomised controlled trials. British Medical Journal. 2005;331:1515.
- Wiese JG. The alcohol hangover. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2000;132:897.
- Parents: Help your teens party right at graduation. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/GraduationFacts/Graduation_Fact_Sheet.html. Accessed Oct. 1, 2009.
