Dec 12, 2015

http://www.3news.co.nz/world/australia-opens-first-hangover-clinic-2015121217#axzz3u3hotOpb

With the festive season in full swing, the hangovers are taking their toll. It seems everyone has their own trick to beat them.

But what if you could be cured in just half an hour, without having to do a thing? That's the service Australia's first Hangover Clinic offers its clients.

The Sydney clinic says it has the solution to that shocking morning-after headache.

"We've had a lot of people saying, 'I can't drink like I used to. I can't recover like I used to,'" says the Hangover Clinic's Max Petro.

Doctors assess each patient before treatment.

"As we all know, some hangovers can be terrible and some people can't even get out of bed," says Rod Lang.

But the cure doesn't come cheap. Prices start at $140. That gets an IV drip and vitamin cocktail.

For those really on struggle street, $200 buys a one-hour treatment, including two litres of hydration drip, oxygen therapy and those vitamins.

There's also a VIP lounge for group recovery. But the clinic says it's worth it compared to the fast-food option.

"Having intravenous fluids, that can have benefits," says Mr Lang. "As for having something like Maccas, that can be debated and that's something that I wouldn't be recommending."

Not everyone is impressed; critics fear the service could encourage binge drinking.

"We don't sell any alcohol," says Mr Petro. "There's no one binge drinking in our clinic. We're just there to make sure people can get on with their day."

 

Dec 12, 2015

It's time to move to Australia

 

Dec 12, 2015

Things are looking up with Abbott out of the way I see @sindy

 

Dec 12, 2015

Genius. Too overpriced though :o

 

Dec 12, 2015

The Australian mind set for this is "why would i spend $140 on a hangover cure, when i could buy 4 cartons of piss and stay drunk for a few days"

Especially with the price, I doubt many people will use this.

 

Dec 12, 2015

If I was hungover as f--- the last thing I'd wanna do is get in the car and drive to the clinic

 

Dec 12, 2015

I feel bad for people who do get hangovers.
I was spared that experience back in my drinking days.

But the spiders...

 

Dec 12, 2015

I'll protect you from the spiders.

 

Dec 12, 2015

Had a huge daddy long-legs spider chilling on me when I was playing FIFA a few days ago. Probably one of the biggest ones I've ever seen. These spiders aren't too bad because they do get rid of the venomous spiders. Although one tried to attack me. One day I woke up and there was one them crawling on the roof and stopped when it was directly above me. Then it dropped down with it web, I had to quickly jump off my bed, grabbed my tablet, then smashed the s--- out of it while it was still in the air. I didn't know where it went until later that day I found a squashed spider on my desk.

I hope I'm not scaring you.

 

Dec 12, 2015

Nothing says professional clinic like a giant darth vader and R2D2 doll chilling at reception

 

Dec 12, 2015

I'm a little shook tbh.
I once woke up with a spider dangling over me. I punched it and it landed in the garbage
Felt like Mike Tyson.