Is there a scientific reason alcohol makes some people nicer, and others meaner?

Question

Is there a scientific reason alcohol makes some people nicer, and others meaner?

Answer 1

I would imagine the only scientific explanation someone could give you at this point would be dealing with inhibitions. I suppose you could say that mean people may act meaner and nice people may act nicer, because their "filter" is all but non-existent. lol! I'm sure this doesn't apply in all cases, but it seems the most likely. There's got to be some other variable, but I've never heard of one.

Answer 2

Alcohol amplifies a person's mood that they're in. When I'm drunk i'm even nicer but if I get mad I'll admit I get even more mad than if I was sober....

Answer 3

it just uncovers what's underneath. it makes people less inhibited. mean people make mean drunks.

Answer 4

'Trait Anger' Linked to Alcohol-Related Aggression

Despite its powerful pharmacological effects on the central nervous system, alcohol does not facilitate aggression in all persons or in all situations. Trait anger – a tendency to experience frequent and intense episodes of anger – has already been identified as a risk factor for alcohol-related aggression. Yet possessing high levels of trait anger does not necessarily guarantee that an intoxicated individual will become aggressive when provoked.

A study in the June 2004 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research finds that a person's inability to control the outward expression of their anger plays a key role in alcohol-related aggression.

"Our previous research showed that men with high levels of trait anger are most at risk for becoming violent when they drink," said Peter R.

You can read more about it at the link to my source.