Why do people gravitate to alcohol when they want to be happier?

Why do people gravitate to alcohol when they want to be happier?

Ian Malcolm (Bartender) gives expert video advice on: How is a bartender's perspective on happiness unique?; Why do so many people seek happiness in bars?; In your line of work, do you see more happy people or unhappy people? and more...

I think that the reason. I see a lot of people who are running away in a bar. I see a lot of people who are trying to be happy and aren't. And, I see a lot of people who are using alcohol as an escape. There's a reason that; usually when you hear of someone who is homeless or a wino. Ninety percent of the time it's a generalization but they're drunk a lot of the time. I've got a lot of bums that walk outside my bar. They usually have a little brown bag. They're trying to escape. They're trying to not feel, not think. And the same is true in a bar. There are a lot of people who come in to bars to escape. To not think about their day, or their life.