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A new remedy for hangovers: vitamin cocktail
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
Intravenous injections of vitamins have become the latest popular way to fight a hangover among residents of Western countries. But this fashion is gradually moving to Ukraine. Our country is known for its reverent attitude to the consumption of alcoholic beverages and a variety of hangover cures. But grandma's pickles are becoming a thing of the past in front of the latest scientific developments. One of them is intravenous injections of vitamins.
Last month, a photo appeared on the singer Rihanna's Twitter blog, in which the star captured herself immediately after a wild party with a lot of alcohol. Rihanna was lying on a bed with an IV drip, receiving a vitamin cocktail through her veins. Last year, the creator of numerous "star factories" Englishman Simon Cowell also admitted that he uses this method to combat hangovers.
More and more people are considering vitamin cocktails as a magic tool that allows them to indulge in a night of drinking at a club without fear of consequences. However, a significant number of doctors and other experts warn that such procedures not only increase the amount of alcohol that people consume, but also pose a significant danger to human health and life.
In the wrong hands, this procedure can cause a host of side effects, from minor infections to potentially deadly anaphylactic shock (a severe allergic reaction). Yet clubbers continue to pump vitamin cocktails into themselves as a preventative measure once a month. They say they give them energy and help them cope better. These cocktails typically contain vitamin C, a vitamin complex, and the minerals selenium, magnesium, zinc, and chromium.