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Lets look at how alcohol use affects the brain when it comes to memory recall. Alcohol affects the way memories are stored in your brain, which can make it difficult to remember what occurred while you were drinking. Alcohol can affect how your brain stores memories while you are intoxicated. How does alcohol affect memory? Alcohol affects many different organs in the body, including the brain. Drinking can affect memory shortly after drinking and after long-term use. If a person drinks a large amount of alcohol at one time and becomes intoxicated, they may experience a blackout. A blackout occurs when a person drinks so much alcohol that it impacts memory consolidation. Memory consolidation is the transfer of memories from short- to long-term storage. Alcohol intoxication affects episodic memory. This is the ability to recall events. Female people are at higher risk of experiencing blackouts than male people. This is due to the differences in how males and females metabolize — or break down — alcohol. Blackouts are dangerous. When people black out, they may put themselves in risky situations or have slower reaction times. Drinking alcohol, even 1 or 2 drinks, can have an impact on memory. Alcohol affects the ability to form long-term memories. Keep in mind what you just heard about alcohol and the effects on memory recall. Sami Smith mentioned drinking at least five times with Kiley during this interview. She does not say how much alcohol was consumed during that short period of time, how many shots they took, how many drinks were shared, or if they drank when they went to the car for alcohol. Taking this into consideration, here are a few snippets of the interview and when memory recall is disrupted when explaining the events that took place between them at the party.