Has anyone used the drug Chaser to keep from getting a hangover? If so, does it work?

Answer 1

Well Chaser claims that the activated charcoal removes the compounds that cause hangovers but that would mean it absorbs the alcohol too and if that were the case you'd never get drunk. These sort of herbal, non FDA umbrella remedies are of dubious efficacy. There's no hard science or real clinical studies to back up the claims nor do they need them to make their claims.
I took Chaser before a long night of wine and beer and I felt no better in the morning. Neither did anyone else in the group.
The only hangover help I ever found was in Australia. I was called Berroca. After 3 nights of a wine trip and no hangover I read the ingredients and realized why it's not sold in the States. The active ingredient is nicotine. I don't know why it worked but it did. Now I trade my wine and BBQ for the stuff.

Answer 2

I don't know for sure if Chaser works or not, but if you want to save some money, do this instead. Before you go to sleep after getting drunk (if you can remember to), take two asprin and drink 3 glasses of water. When you wake up, you will feel great and you won't have that bad post-drinking aftertaste. One of the main causes of a hangover is dehydration, and if you drink water before you sleep that solves 80 percent of the problem. The asprin takes care of the other 20 percent.

Answer 3

I tried it once and I think it worked ok, but there are so many factors that go into your hangover. I drank good bit but after drinking we got a bunch to eat and I think I drank water before bed which also helps. The best way to stop a hangover is drink a lot of water before bed and not get rip roaring drunk.

Answer 4

several of my friends tested it, 2 took it & had as bad a hangover as the rest.

Answer 5

It totally works if you keep taking it throughout the night

Answer 6

made me puke