tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post7134861047064125442..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Interesting Parallel to Oversupply of Guns LawsuitsClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-82888416363016591782012-02-11T08:31:54.740-07:002012-02-11T08:31:54.740-07:00It turns out that alcohol consumption fell during ...It turns out that alcohol consumption <i>fell</i> during Prohibition. The evidence is what happened to cirrhosis of the liver death rates, which fell about in half within a few years of Prohibition going national, and returned to 1920 levels by the 1980s.<br /><br />Fraternities are part of the problem, but also the abandonment of <i>in loco parentis</i> (in the place of the parents) by colleges means that alcohol abuse by students is very common.Clayton Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-83335112360583316032012-02-11T03:37:20.584-07:002012-02-11T03:37:20.584-07:00But seriously...if there's a clue as to how to...But seriously...if there's a clue as to how to ameliorate the alcohol abuse problem, first thing I'd want to know is what drinking rates were at various points of history (excluding the Prohibition Era, which artificially boosted alcohol abuse), and try to determine the cultural differences between the better times and worse times.<br /><br />Having read Staruss and Howe's Generations, I'm quite certain that substance abuse of all types peaked among chaotic, self-absorbed Reactive generations (e.g. Lost Generation, Gen X, etc.). They are the antithesis of the hyper-conforming Adaptive generations (e.g. Silent Generation). Each of the four recurring generations represents a different culture; logically, combating substance abuse requires a different strategy for each.<br /><br />My earlier jest points to a separate problem: fraternities push alcohol abuse to levels exceeding even the worst of the bar scene. Frats are a unique phenomenon in this regard; I'm not sure how to change them for the better. Not that I have any ideas on how to change <i>any</i> elitist institutions.AlanKHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415873942467466303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-39952975701667989562012-02-11T02:32:42.737-07:002012-02-11T02:32:42.737-07:00If there were more colleges located near the Oglal...If there were more colleges located near the Oglala the excess beer supply problem would be solved...AlanKHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415873942467466303noreply@blogger.com