SynthesisAddiction (Abingdon, England)2018
A systematic review of the next-day effects of heavy alcohol consumption on cognitive performance.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The "Next Day" Effects of Cannabis Use: A Systematic Review.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of the next-day effects of heavy alcohol consumption on cognitive performance.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2018Pooled it
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- High-intensity and blackout drinking impact on next-day cognitive functioning among college-attending young adults.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- Associations Between Parental Alcohol Use and Parenting Practices: A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Acute Next-Day Effects of Alcohol Use on Daily Cognitive Functioning Among Young Adults: Protocol for a 21-Day Diary Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Trends and cross-country inequalities of alcohol use disorders: findings from the global burden of disease study 2021.Globalization and health · 2025Article
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- Absenteeism, Presenteeism, and the Economic Costs of Alcohol Hangover in The Netherlands.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association of over the counter "hangover remedy" use with alcohol use problems and consumption patterns among young adults.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2024Article
- Sex and gender correlates of sexually polymorphic cognition.Biology of sex differences · 2024Article
- Acute activation of hemichannels by ethanol leads to CaFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Article
- Alcohol and marijuana use predicting next-day absenteeism and engagement at school and work: A daily study of young adults.Addictive behaviors · 2023Article
- Does Personality, Trait Emotion Regulation, and Trait Attentional Control Contribute toward the Experience and Impact of an Alcohol Hangover?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Medications for the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence-Current State of Knowledge and Future Perspectives from a Public Health Perspective.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Negative experiences, social exclusion and unwanted attention on social media: exploring the association with adolescent alcohol use.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Both Short and Long Sleep Durations Are Associated with Poor Cognition and Memory in Chinese Adults Aged 55+ Years-Results from China Health and Nutrition Survey.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Effects of alcohol hangover on attentional resources during a verbal memory/psychomotor tracking dual attention task.Psychopharmacology · 2022Article
- Associations between Mental Resilience, Mood, Coping, Personality, and Hangover Severity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsStudies examining the next-day cognitive effects of heavy alcohol consumption have produced mixed findings, which may reflect inconsistencies in definitions of 'hangover'. Recent consensus has defined hangover as 'mental and physical symptoms, experienced the day after a single episode of heavy drinking, starting when blood alcohol concentration (BAC) approaches zero'. In light of this, we aimed to review the literature systematically to evaluate and estimate mean effect sizes of the next-day effects of heavy alcohol consumption on cognition.
methodsEmbase, PubMed and PsycNET databases were searched between December 2016 and May 2018 using terms based on 'alcohol' and 'hangover'. Studies of experimental designs which reported the next-day cognitive effects of heavy alcohol consumption in a 'hangover' group with BAC < 0.02% were reviewed. A total of 805 articles were identified. Thirty-nine full-text articles were screened by two independent reviewers and 19 included in the systematic review; 11 articles provided sufficient data to be included in the meta-analysis; 1163 participants across 19 studies conducted since 1970 were included in the analysis. Data for study design, hangover severity, BAC at testing and cognitive performance were extracted and effect estimates calculated.
resultsThe systematic review suggested that sustained attention and driving abilities were impaired during hangover. Mixed results were observed for: psychomotor skills, short- (STM) and long-term memory (LTM) and divided attention. The meta-analysis revealed evidence of impairments in STM [g = 0.64, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.15-1.13], LTM (Hedges' g = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.01-1.17) sustained attention (g = 0.47, 95% CI = 0.07-0.87) and psychomotor speed (Hedges' g = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.31-1.00) during alcohol hangover.
conclusionThe research literature suggests that alcohol hangovers may involve impaired cognitive functions and performance of everyday tasks such as driving.
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