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Why do our heads start to hurt when we wake up after drinking?
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It is called a: Hangover. It means you have harmed your body.
Answered 11/10/2015
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Alcohol poisoning: This is the physical evidence that your consumption went past moderation to toxic or poisonous. Society seems to laugh it off, but your body is hurting and trying to tell you something. Have you considered not drinking for a time? Could you make it thirty days?
Answered 3/31/2014
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