Individuals who experience blackouts, remain alert throughout the night despite heavy drinking, and have increased energy from drinking may have a genetic variant predisposing them to alcoholism. — Whalespan
Individuals who experience blackouts, remain alert throughout the night despite heavy drinking, and have increased energy from drinking may have a genetic variant predisposing them to alcoholism.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“if you've noticed that you or somebody else is somebody who can drink a lot throughout the night and have increased energy and can just drink and drink and drink, and especially if there's blackout episodes, not remembering things the next day despite being alert throughout the entire night and so on, well, then I would be very concerned that you might actually have a genetic variant predisposing you to alcoholism.”