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Blackouts most likely occur because the function of the hippocampus, the part of the brain that registers memory, is depressed by alcohol; whether these memories do not get registered or whether they become registered but cannot be retrieved, have not been determined.
Britain's brewery giant Scottish & Newcastle are addressing binge drinking by voluntarily placing health warnings on their beer bottles.
Most people who develop dependence on alcohol do so between 18 and 25 years of age.
Among eighth graders, higher truancy rates were linked to greater rates of alcohol use in the past month.

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