The U.S. has tried to reduce alcoholism by prohibiting alcohol consumption, discouraging alcohol consumption, stigmatizing alcohol and those who consume it, and in many other ways.
Buffalo
Nothing.
Consumption rates in the US are not high compared to countries around the world.
1977-1984
According to data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, approximately 6 billion gallons of beer, 900 million gallons of wine, and 500 million gallons of spirits are sold in the U.S. each year. This translates to a significant amount of alcohol consumption on a per capita basis.
Name and briefly describe at least two results of the United States' adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919 prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol.
1920 to 1933
About 6 billion every year is spent on alcohol advertising.
The potential is there for anyone and everyone that consumes it. The potential increases with family history and increased consumption. There are a lot of people addicted to alcohol in the US. The estimate is that 90% of all the alcohol is consumed by 10% of the population.
1933
In 2012, alcohol-related fatalities in the US decreased from the previous year's number.