Effect of alcohol on other behaviors
Author | James G. Wigmore |
Pages | 85-124 |
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Effect of Alcohol on Other Behaviors
Since alcohol is ubiquitous in most Western societies, it is not surpris-
ing that many other human behaviors in addition to driving a motor
vehicle are affected by alcohol. The following are some of the signs of
the decreased inhibitions caused by a lcohol intoxication that can lead
to trauma/violence:
• Boiste rous behavior
• Being arg umentative
• Confr ontationa l behavior
• Animated or exaggerated actions
• Obnoxious behavior
• Saying or doing th ings that one would not normally do when sober
• Exh ibiting bravado
• Maki ng loud comments about other people in the vicinity
The high incidence of alcohol use in many cri mes such as sexual assault
and homicide gives credence to the old saying that alcohol is but “dis-
tilled crime.”
. AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE
There appears to be an association between alcohol consumption and
aggression from laboratory stud ies (–) and field studies (–).
Alcohol may increase aggression and violent crimes a s it can induce al-
cohol “myopia” () and is usually involved in incidents of air rage
() and road rage (, ).
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