Can you die from a hangover?

A hangover can make you feel like death warmed over, but a hangover won’t kill you-at least not on its own.

The aftereffects of tying one on can be pretty unpleasant, but not fatal. Alcohol though can have life-threatening effects if you drink enough.

Alcohol poisoning also happens when you drink a large amount of alcohol in a short period. By large amount, it means more than what the body can safely process.

Alcohol poisoning symptoms come on while there’s a large amount of alcohol in your bloodstream. Hangover symptoms, on the other hand, begin once your blood alcohol level drops significantly.

Unlike a hangover, alcohol poisoning can kill you.