How to prevent and treat a New Year's Eve hangover

For those who enjoy ringing in the new year with a few drinks, here is a breakdown of some simple ways you can start off the first day of 2018 without a debilitating hangover.

The best way to ensure that you do not wake up on Jan. 1 with a hangover is to limit your alcohol consumption on New Year's Eve, according to ABC News' chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism typically defines "binge drinking" as consuming five or more drinks for a man and four or more drinks for a woman within a two-hour period, or otherwise bringing one's blood alcohol concentration to over 0.08 percent.