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Alcoholic blackouts

What is Alcoholic blackouts?

An Alcoholic blackout is an “alcohol-induced brain dysfunction”. This occurs when a person consumes enough alcohol that it interferes with brain function and memory formation. Blacked out people can remember things from their distant past, but they cannot remember anything that happened a minute ago because they cannot form short-term memory. Alcohol blocks the ability to form memory.

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my uncle who has been drinking since his dad i guess passed away and even before then he drank (Beer) his liver is failing and he knows it but he...

Hi Kylepesce,

Alcoholic blackouts typically mean episodes where the person has amnesia ie. he can not remember an episode. Apparently your uncle is...

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