Clearing our heads over alcohol

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Clearing our heads over alcohol

“Alcohol is the only psychoactive and dependence-producing substance that exerts a significant impact on global population health that is not controlled at the international level by legally binding regulatory instruments”. This statement formed part of the preamble of a draft Action Plan for implementing the WHO Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol, which was recommended at the recent WHO Executive Board meeting for adoption at the next World Health Assembly.

Source: The Lancet

Does "Clearing our heads over alcohol" mean "Making our mind clear on the issue of alcohol"?
 
Effectively, yes. It's a slight pun - if you've drunk too much, you feel like you need to "clear your head" (feel less fuzzy!)
 
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