Hangover cure supplements: placebo myth or quick fix?

With the holidays now behind us and carnival days looming ahead, Cypriots love a night out, even if it means consuming enormous amounts of alcohol and regretting it the next morning.

Ready to solve this unfortunate but predictable problem are anti-hangover pills, widely available at most pharmacies in Cyprus. They are marketed as ‘quick cures’ to relieve last night’s poor decisions. But do they work?

There is a long history of creating home remedies to treat hangovers. In Poland and Russia...