Lebanon has a drinking culture, as does Turkey, Syria, etc., so that's not really the best example. Drinks such as anise-based spirits are popular across that p

Lebanon has a drinking culture, as does Turkey, Syria, etc., so that's not really the best example. Drinks such as anise-based spirits are popular across that part of the Mediterranean. http://www.lpalebanon.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Prevalence-and-Correlates-of-Alcohol-Abuse-and-Dependence-in-Lebanon-Res....pdf http://www.lpalebanon.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Prevale... In this study, rate of alcohol abuse is lower in Muslims than Druze or Christians, but the rate of alcohol dependence or alcohol use disorder wasn't too different.