USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Rahman (2003) shows that alcohol prohibition policies in India are associated with a 20–40% decrease in the probability of alcohol consumption and a 40% decrease in the quantity of alcohol consumed using household expenditure data.

Detailed explanation-2: -We find that alcohol consumption fell sharply at the beginning of Prohibition, to approximately 30 percent of its pre-Prohibition level. During the next several years, however, alcohol consumption increased sharply, to about 60-70 percent of its pre-Prohibition level.

Detailed explanation-3: -Consumption fell sharply by 1916, with the average falling to two gallons a year, or 10 drinks a week. The Prohibition movement and the local dry laws that preceded it appeared to already be having an impact.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prohibition was enacted to protect individuals and families from the “scourge of drunkenness.” However, it had unintended consequences including: a rise in organized crime associated with the illegal production and sale of alcohol, an increase in smuggling, and a decline in tax revenue.