... so far, I haven't had to ask "what did I do last night?" or "what did I say... oh... man... I'm really sorry". Booze NEVER killed the pain, just made me preoccupied enough to ignore it. Next day was worse. With Kava affecting the spinal nerves and all, even the next day my chronic pain is severely reduced. There is almost always a point in every session that I think "oh, were'd my back pain go"... but to be honest, I know were it went. It got the shell off my back! After 8 weeks of regular use (and drowning myself in bottled water) I notice a physical reduction in muscle tightness and knotting. Can't wait to get rooted and then go see my back guy! (been thinking on this one for a while, just waiting on the funds for both at the same time).