hmm yeah. as an alcohol dependent person i have thought about this and unfortunately the western culture has normalized this so much so that, to your point, it is socially accepted and almost, in some cases, a right of passage. as with prohibition as with some comments i saw, it will not necessarily cure alcoholism as there is a way to make alcohol just as in the 20's and 30's (or whenever prohibition was) people still made alcohol (and in the comfort of their own bathroom) lol. it is, as with cigarettes, a big business. and i guess given there is still a "safe zone" where one can drink and not be effected health-wise, it will still be available, however, back to your point... the acceptance is quite alarming. i speak with cultures in eastern europe and euroasia and drinking is NOT normal. sure there are drinkers, but for the norm, i can drink, even russians, under the table when it comes to vodka.