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A century ago this month well-meaning reformers managed to ban the purchase or transportation ofalcoholic beverages in the United States. Their high aim was to eliminate the drunkenness that had led toso much human misery.
The 18th Amendment that brought Prohibition stayed in effect only 13 years until repealed in 1933.Though the law produced many good outcomes-Henry Ford noted that absenteeism on his automobileassembly lines dropped dramatically-it has largely been seen as a failed attempt at governmental socialengineering. The reformers had quickly lost the public relations battle: Drinking in defiance of the ban
became a show of personal freedom, a high-spirited way to defy authority. So much for that noble effortto end a social scourge.
But 100 years later the abstinence movement seems to be rising from the opposite direction, wellingup, one individual at a time, in people who sense that drinking isn't making their lives better or happier,but rather worse. The "Dry January" movement began in Britain seven years ago. The idea was to makethe first month of the year a time to experiment with a life without alcohol. Another anti-drinking memecalled Sober Curious extends the concept to any time of year.
Last year 47% of Americans said they were making an effort to cut their consumption of alcohol,according to research firm Nielsen. That figure rose to 66% among millennials. Warnings about long-term effects on physical and mental health from alcohol use have been issued for many years. Butthey've failed to have much influence on what is a day-to-day, live-in-the-moment decision. This timearound people are finding plenty of immediate good effects to be a persuasive reason to quit. "I actuallyhave more fun without alcohol," one recovering alcoholic recently told CBS News. "I noticed I wassleeping better, I had more energy, I felt less anxious. It was easier to stick to my healthy eating goals,"a Dry January participant is quoted as saying on the WebMD website. Eventually, the woman adds, sherealized she didn't even want to drink anymore.
The costs to society of drinking are well known. The movement to stop drunk driving continuesto spotlight the tragic results of alcohol abuse. The link between alcohol abuse and violent attacks onwomen has been well established. So, do Dry January and Sober Curious signal that a deep and lastingchange in public attitudes is emerging? Will they lead to wider recognition that the joys of life can becelebrated, and actually experience more deeply, without inebriation? That shift in thought would domore good than any new law reformers might ever devise.
A hundred years ago, the ultimate goal of the reformers was A.to achieve a win-win situation.
B.to demand new laws on drinking.
C.to remove drunkenness completely.
D.to prevent people from alcohol addiction.
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