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In reply to the discussion: One short letter's huge impact on the opioid epidemic [View all]IronLionZion
(50,843 posts)and there are many dry counties throughout America. There are literally entire professions called law makers and regulators who look at studies an popular opinion and lobbying efforts to see what to ruin for everyone.
Trump doesn't drink and won't allow Melania to keep any in the house. He's ruined it for her.
When I organize social events, I have to look at locations that are not alcohol focused like bars because of the one guy on my team who is on the AA program. So that means lunches and sporting events, not happy hours.
When abusers are killing themselves and others, it causes society to do something about it as policy or law to restrict it. It's happened with many things throughout history. On the liberal side we have people who want more gun control. On the conservative side, they want to ban travel from certain countries and pretend there's only one type of American.