Editing Alcohol intoxication (section)

===Prognosis===
[[File:An alcoholic man with delirium Wellcome L0060780 (level correction).jpg|thumb|right|Acute confusional state caused by [[Alcohol withdrawal syndrome|alcohol withdrawal]], otherwise known as ''[[delirium tremens]]'']]

A normal liver detoxifies the blood of alcohol over a period of time that depends on the initial level and the patient's overall physical condition. An abnormal liver will take longer but still succeeds, provided the alcohol does not cause [[liver failure]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Morgan |first=TR |year=2003 |title=Management of alcoholic hepatitis |journal=Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin |volume=41 |issue=2 |pages=49–52 |doi=10.1136/dtb.2003.41749 |pmc=3099359 |pmid=21960817}}</ref>

People having drunk heavily for several days or weeks may have [[Alcohol withdrawal syndrome|withdrawal]] symptoms after the acute intoxication has subsided.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=DeBellis |first1=R. |last2=Smith |first2=B. S. |last3=Choi |first3=S. |last4=Malloy|first4= M. |year=2005 |title=Management of Delirium Tremens |journal=J Intensive Care Med |volume=20 |issue=3 |pages=164–173 |doi=10.1177/0885066605275353 |pmid=15888905 |s2cid=31848749}}</ref>

A person consuming a dangerous amount of alcohol persistently can develop memory blackouts and idiosyncratic intoxication or pathological drunkenness symptoms.<ref>Gelder, M., Mayou, R. and Geddes, J. 2005. ''Psychiatry''. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford. pp. 186.</ref> [[Long-term effects of alcohol|Long-term persistent consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol]] can cause liver damage and have other deleterious health effects.