One Response to “Blackout Drug?”

1. admin says:

   November 20, 2009 at 3:23 am

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   fa…@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Beverly Brown) writes:
   

   > I’m researching a book not trying to do anybody in, so with
   > that …

   > I’m trying to find out if there is a drug that would produce
   > symptoms similar to an alcoholic blackout.  I want my
   > character to not remember what happens for several hours, but
   > appear only slightly intoxicated to others around him.  If
   > there is such a drug, could you please tell me if this drug
   > could be put in an alcoholic drink without any complications
   > (like a "mickey").  E-mail replies are fine.

   > Beverly Brown
   > fa…@cleveland.freenet.edu
   > —
   > Bev
   > fa…@cleveland.freenet.edu

           High doses of many of the fast-acting benzodiazepines can cause
   this, Valium is a possibility, Halcion is a sure fire. Actually high
   enough dose of most sedatives will cause blackout effects but most only
   do this for a limited time before the person loses conciousness. For
   instance lorazepam will do this but only for the brief period before
   "sleep" occurs. The fast-acting ones may produce a black-out effect where
   the person never actually loses conciousness.

           Mike