DURING THE PROHIBITION ERA (1919-1933):

• Crime decreased 54%
• The death rate, due to liquor, decreased 43%
• 97 of the 98 Keeley Alcoholics Clinics closed for lack of patients
• Insanity decreased 66%
• All 60 Neil Cure Clinics closed for lack of patients afflicted with alcoholism

AFTER PROHIBITION WAS ABOLISHED:

• Drunkenness increased 350%
• Some 50% of all traffic accidents are alcohol-related
• There are over 10 million alcoholics today
• Of this number, 3.5 million are 14-17 years of age
• Crime has spiraled until it is now rampant