I'm not downplaying anything in regards to how they saw it, there's incredible documentary evidence backing up the idea that Teetotalers didn't see this as a pu

I'm not downplaying anything in regards to how they saw it, there's incredible documentary evidence backing up the idea that Teetotalers didn't see this as a public health crisis, they saw it as a moral failure of society. They believed that they could make America a more moral place by legislating away alcohol, which only wound up creating one of of the most powerful black markets in US economic history. Had the Teetotalers treated the situation like the public health crisis that it was instead of a collective moral failure, they could've accomplished the reduction in alcohol consumption without creating some of the most powerful organized crime outfits in US history.