The Dark Side Of Prohibition: When The U.S. Government Poisoned Alcohol
The Origins Of Prohibition: Prohibition, enforced by the 18th Amendment in 1920, aimed to eliminate alcohol consumption in the United States, which was seen as a societal and health problem. However, the ban only pushed alcohol production underground, leading to bootlegged liquor and dangerous homemade concoctions like "bathtub gin" that often caused harm.