is a heavily fact dependent piece where Joan Acocella reviews the theories of why we have hang-overs. She also include the biological reactions like experiencing withdrawal, dehydration, inflammation due to cytokines, and congeners. With these in mind she then continues on explaining how genetics have a crucial role in your chance of contracting a hangover. She claims that if your genes have less alcohol dehydrogenase in them you’re more than likely to have a negative response, like a hangover, to alcohol. While others experience little withdrawal symptoms and can break down alcohol better making them able to have a higher tolerance and a lower chance of a hangover. After she thoroughly goes over the biology and genetics of a hangover she then
