Hangover resistance in a Canadian University student population

L Darren Kruisselbrink; Adriana C Bervoets; Suzanne de Klerk; Aurora J A E van de Loo; Joris C Verster

doi:10.1016/j.abrep.2017.01.001

Hangover resistance in a Canadian University student population

L Darren Kruisselbrink^*, Adriana C Bervoets, Suzanne de Klerk, Aurora J A E van de Loo, Joris C Verster

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Background: Resistance to alcohol hangover may be a risk factor for alcohol use disorder. Previous research to establish the prevalence of hangover resistance in a drinking population has either not used comparable intoxication levels or has considered hangover resistance over a limited time frame. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of lifetime hangover negative (LHN) drinkers across comparable eBAC values ranging from 0 to 500 mg/dl.

Methods: Students at an eastern Canadian university were surveyed about their heaviest drinking episode in the past month and indicated whether they had ever experienced a hangover in their lifetime (LHN) and, if they had, the hangover severity they experienced the next day. eBACs were calculated and the percentage of LHN drinkers was computed at each 10 mg/dl eBAC increment from 0 to 500 mg/dl.

Results: Most LHN drinkers (58% female, 71% male) had an eBAC on their heaviest drinking occasion below 80 mg/dl. Above eBACs of 80 mg/dl, 5.8% of female and 5.1% of male drinkers were lifetime hangover negative.

Conclusions: The results suggest that only a small percentage of heavy drinkers lay claim to being lifetime hangover negative.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14-18
Number of pages	5
Journal	Addictive Behaviors Reports
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2017.01.001
Publication status	Published - Jun 2017

Keywords

Hangover
Alcohol
Prevalence
Hangover resistance
BAC

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Hangover resistance in a Canadian University student population

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