Corking the Bottle

[First published June 12, 2018] A 2015 study published by Addiction Research and Theory identified four kinds of drunks: 1. Hemmingway. These drunks show minimal signs of intoxication despite their heavy drinking. I used to think or wish that were me. 2. Mary Poppins.They are agreeable when sober and still agreeable  when drunk. 3. The Nutty Professor. These people are extremely introverted when sober and become the life of the party when blasted. 4. Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. They have the personality of Dr. Jekyll when sober but turn into violent monsters when drunk, The study cited is at   https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/16066359.2015.1029920 An MEL Magazine article by Jennifer Sanchez sheds some light on Mr. Hyde. ( https://melmagazine.com/inside-the-mind-of-an-angry-drunk-cb3f226d9c05 ) She refers to David Friedman of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, who has been conducting drug-abuse research for nearly 40 years. "'You probably won't...

A 2015 study published by Addiction Research and Theory identified four kinds of drunks: 1. Hemmingway. These drunks show minimal signs of intoxication despite their heavy drinking. I used to think or wish that were me. 2. Mary Poppins.They are agreeable when sober and still agreeable  when drunk. 3. The Nutty Professor. These people are extremely introverted when sober and become the life of the party when blasted. 4. Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. They have the personality of Dr. Jekyll when sober but turn into violent monsters when drunk, The study cited is at  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/16066359.2015.1029920 An MEL Magazine article by Jennifer Sanchez sheds some light on Mr. Hyde. ( https://melmagazine.com/inside-the-mind-of-an-angry-drunk-cb3f226d9c05 ) She refers to David Friedman of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, who has been conducting drug-abuse research for nearly 40 years. "'You probably won't  be surprised to hear this, but...