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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by nicoburns on Saturday February 13, 2021 @08:09PM (#26128718)
The history of the US prohibition says otherwise. Or rather, while overall consumption of alcohol probably did drop, the effect on society of pushing it underground was not positive.
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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by efreak on Sunday February 14, 2021 @06:38AM (#26131508)
From memory, alcohol consumption actually _increased_ during prohibition.
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