>a common argument for the failed experiment of prohibition prohibition actually succeeded in most of its goals, which was about reducing domestic violence and

>a common argument for the failed experiment of prohibition prohibition actually succeeded in most of its goals, which was about reducing domestic violence and deaths from liver disease. The alcohol industry's billions in lobbying and advertising has done it's job to make people think it was a failure https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/6/5/18518005/prohibition-alcohol-public-health-crime-benefits https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/6/5/18518005/prohibit... >contrary to popular perceptions about Prohibition and crime, that prohibitions were associated with lower murder rates — as much as 29 percent lower in some cases >Per capita consumption initially fell to 30 percent of pre-Prohibition levels, before gradually increasing to 60 or 70 percent by 1933.” That suggests a 30 percent reduction, at a minimum, in consumption >Prohibition reduced liver cirrhosis deaths — a commonly used proxy for all drinking at the time — by 10 to 20 percent.