The end of barroom brawls: study shows alcohol can reduce aggression

As reported in the July issue of "Psychological Science", the drunks
who had nothing to distract them were predictably mean, exhibiting
aggression towards their adversaries. However, the drunks whose
attention was focused elsewhere were actually less aggressive than the
sober non-drinkers. This seems counterintuitive at first, but it's
really not: the sober men were cognitively intact, so they would
naturally attend to both provocations and distractions in the room,
resulting in some low level of aggression.......
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/press/pressitem.asp?ref=1339

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