Title: Here’s Why You Blackout When You Drink - Alcohol Addiction Center
Headings: Here’s Why You Blackout When You Drink
Here’s Why You Blackout When You Drink
The science behind a blackout
Who is prone to blackouts?
Symptoms of blackouts
Alcohol plus other substances
Causes of blackouts
Memory and blackouts
Additional Content to Why You Blackout When You Drink
Fragmentary Blackouts
En Bloc Blackouts
Potential Consequences
Detection & Testing
Prevention
The following are measures you can take to help prevent blacking out while drinking:

Content: Potential Consequences
Consequences of blackouts can be very serious and even deadly. What’s more, is alcohol-induced impairment can have the same detrimental effects and consequences as using the date-rape drug known as Rohypnol. In addition, these blackouts have the potential to cause permanent memory damage and make you do things you wouldn’t normally do such as: Participate in unlawful actions like theft and vandalism
Drive recklessly, perpetrating accidents and possibly committing a hit and run
Have unprotected, unwanted, or forced sexual experiences
Use drugs
Humiliate yourself
Commit violent acts that involve rape, beating, or even suicide and murder
And more
Detection & Testing
There are numerous ways to detect when someone has been drinking. First off, there are alcohol-detection tests that you can purchase, but you may also be able to smell alcohol on people’s breath from across a room. Also, you can hear it in their speech, as after consuming alcohol people tend to slur their words or speak more slowly. They may also be off balance, having difficulty walking straight, and their eyes may be watery and red. Another thing that’s a dead giveaway is their actions. Alcohol seems to heighten emotions, making people feel extremely happy, sad, or raging angry. For this reason, drinking alcohol has resulted in many acts of suicide and/or violence.