It happens. Happy hours become whole evenings, quick beers with a friend end with ill-advised trips to Taco Bell at 5 am, barbecues turn into a late-night dance party.

Good times, until the next morning when you awake with the feeling of loud men in work boots stomping through your head, trying to hammer their way out.

In other words, a hangover.

In case you’ve ever wondered what, exactly, is happening inside your body when this affliction strikes, and how to treat it and prevent it next time (besides abstaining from drink), MedicalInsurance.org has the perfect infographic:



(via Daily Infographic)