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This 3 page paper takes a look at the prohibition era and how the failure of the policy should provide lessons for the government today. The war on drugs should be halted as a results of lessons learned from that time period and human nature. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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and Spun and others that render the use of drugs as detrimental. And while it is better to avoid the abuse of substances, the truth is that people can and
have used drugs and alcohol in moderation and survived. The moral issue looms large, and while the society has chosen to fight this agenda in the form of tough laws
and policies, it perhaps should have learned lessons from the past. The Prohibition era generally refers to the time between January 1920 and April 1933 when the National Prohibition
Enforcement Act-but commonly called the Volstead Act-- prohibited the manufacture and sale of beverages that had an alcoholic content greater than 0.5 percent ("Prohibition," 1991). While prohibition is common
knowledge, and seen as something that just did not work, it did change society to some extent. The intent was to legislate morality, and to create a better society
with less inebriated and more responsible people. It was thought that this was conducive to family life. In many ways, the temperance supporters were right, but what the movement and
the law seemed to have done to society was quite unexpected. In some way, the movement had an unanticipated effect. Instead of enhancing family life, and creating a safer society,
crime increased. There is a great deal of evidence to show that organized crime flourished during prohibition. It is a well-known fact. The reason is because while drinking was illegal,
people were just not going to stop purchasing liquor. Organized crime became involved in the distribution and sale of illegal alcohol. The production and distribution of beer and whiskey was
accentuated by liaisons between government officials and organized crime figures (Kelly, Chin, & Schatzberg, 1994). Torrio ran an operation with his trusted lieutenant, Al Capone, for example (1994). While
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