i was just talking to my doc yesterday about how hangovers changed wildly between ages 29 and 39+

i just straight up quit drinking at a certain point. not even like a "i gotta stop this", just viscerally averse to even wanting a drink. the notion of making mornings more difficult becomes absurd, and i used to have a whole system of hydration and electrolyte replacement. shit like that just breaks down as one ages.

eventually the only actual tactic is to hook up to an IV in the morning. i know people who do that. healthcare workers with access, obviously. and, frankly, if your recreational drug use has you playing with needles, you can't pretend like it's casual anymore.