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Myth Busters: The New Year's Hangover

ByABC News via logo
December 31, 2004, 1:42 PM

Jan. 1, 2005 -- -- New Year's Eve is a time of celebration for billions of people around the world. For many, the celebration comes to an abrupt and nauseating end when they wake up the next day and experience the "New Years Hangover."

People have always tried to cure the hangover with homemade or over-the-counter treatments in an effort to alleviate those nasty symptoms of overindulgence. Yet, health officials all say the same thing, "Those things don't work."

Laurin Sydney joined us on "Good Morning America" on Saturday to talk about the myths and facts on how to cure a hangover.

Myths and facts about sobering up and "curing" hangovers, from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism:

MedLinePlus.gov offers these tips to avoid a hangover: