Can alcohol cause short term memory loss?

Alcohol, Memory Loss: Acute alcohol intoxication may be accompanied by a blackout, which is loss of memory for some or all of the events that occurred while intoxicated.

Absolutely!: A blackout is a lack of memory of a period of time during which the person appears to be functioning.

In different degrees: Acute intoxication usually leads to memory loss for events around the time the person is drunk. Chronic drinking can indirectly lead to more extensive memory loss for events in the past and future learning. This happens when drinking leads to a thiamine deficiency that results in a condition called wernicke- korsakoff syndrome.

& many other things: Alcohol use and abuse is one of the most common causes of self-inflicted health scourges included effects on memory, heart disease, stroke, nervous system function, etc etc.