B767 purser flight attendant reported that a passenger became belligerent after taking prescription drugs, and then alcohol.

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Attributes
ACN	578712
Time
Date	200303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : luk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	578712
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 1-2-3
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Alcohol and prescription drugs was taken by the passenger. The passenger became paranoid, thinking other passenger were suspicious. He began talking loud, getting out of his seat, hitting a passenger in front of him, and grabbing a flight attendant by the necktie. I kept the captain informed. He said boston would be the closest city to land by the time this incident elevated. We were getting assistance from passenger to help us flex-cuff the man. However, another flight attendant was able to calm him down. We landed safely and the police in bos came onboard and took him off peacefully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 PURSER FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT A PAX BECAME BELLIGERENT AFTER TAKING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, AND THEN ALCOHOL.

Narrative: ALCOHOL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WAS TAKEN BY THE PAX. THE PAX BECAME PARANOID, THINKING OTHER PAX WERE SUSPICIOUS. HE BEGAN TALKING LOUD, GETTING OUT OF HIS SEAT, HITTING A PAX IN FRONT OF HIM, AND GRABBING A FLT ATTENDANT BY THE NECKTIE. I KEPT THE CAPT INFORMED. HE SAID BOSTON WOULD BE THE CLOSEST CITY TO LAND BY THE TIME THIS INCIDENT ELEVATED. WE WERE GETTING ASSISTANCE FROM PAX TO HELP US FLEX-CUFF THE MAN. HOWEVER, ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT WAS ABLE TO CALM HIM DOWN. WE LANDED SAFELY AND THE POLICE IN BOS CAME ONBOARD AND TOOK HIM OFF PEACEFULLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.