It's not surprising if someone experiences memory loss, or a "blackout," while drinking alcohol. While common, blackouts are considered a public health concern linked to injury, arrest, assault, and ...

A “blackout” is a phenomenon caused by the intake of any substance, in this context alcohol, or in which long term memory creation is impaired, therefore causing a complete inability to recall the ...

We’ve all heard the morning-after stories: “I can’t remember anything from last night.” While these episodes of alcohol-induced memory loss might be played for laughs in movies or dismissed as just ...

Fifty percent of college students who drink report alcohol-induced blackouts, and alcohol abusers in general put a heavy burden on the medical care system. Using data drawn from a randomized, ...

Dr. X, a respected and well-liked surgeon, started his hospital rounds one morning as he had routinely done for the past 15 years. As he breezed from one patient to the next, checking on those he had ...