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Getting through Thanksgiving with the family takes a few drinks, but will you feel it more the next day if you're at high altitude?},{ "name":"Editor Picks", "component":"17242653", "insertPoint":"4", "requiredCountToDisplay":"1", "watchElement":".
Hackett dismisses personal anecdotes of Coloradans drinking sea-level friends under the table as an urban myth: “There are a lot of myths around alcohol and altitude.” “The real problem is you can’t tell the difference between a hangover and altitude sickness. They feel exactly the same," Hackett says. "That’s one reason we advise people not to drink much at altitude the first few days, because you want to know whether it’s altitude sickness or a hangover.”
Colorado Drunk Altitude Sickness Peter Hackett Institute For Altitude Medicine
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