Michael Larkin did Prohibition work Prohibition is perhaps one of the most memorable events in the history of the United States. The 18th Amendment and ultimately the Volstead Act created the law making it illegal to manufacture, sell, and transport alcohol above 0.5%. Although it seemed like a good idea to most, Prohibition fostered entrepreneurs of the caliber of criminal entrepreneurs. Numerous government officials were arrested in nightclubs and speakeasies but never punished. At the time, Prohibition also separated social classes and created problems for those less important in the community. The holes in the government's plans were beginning to appear in the run-up to the 21st Amendment and ratification of the 13th. Prohibition failed to limit consumption and actually cost the United States more than originally expected. However, according to Dr. Jack Blocker's article, "Alcohol Prohibition as a Public Health Innovation," the claim that prohibition failed is actually false and only failed because voters were blinded by priorities over to the Great Depression. With the amount of money made from the illegal sale of alcohol, consumption was truly limited, or Americans saw a chance to overcome poverty and ratify the amendment. Blocker collaborates with the Department of History at Huron University and the University of Western Ontario. He wrote numerous books on the temperance and prohibition movements, along with several books on civil rights. His article was published in 2006 in the “American Journal of Public Health”. Dr. Blocker lays out many of his ideas and thoughts on national prohibition, but keeps his main focus on the fact that the master plan worked by limiting consumption and creating a better lifestyle for families... middle of paper.. The main point in arguing that National Prohibition worked was that “Prohibition lowered per capita consumption.” This point is obvious but it doesn't carry much weight when it's an easy point because when you ban something, obviously not everyone can get their hands on the product. Blocker also explains that Prohibition would have been an even bigger success if low-alcohol beer and wine had been legalized, but even with low alcohol content people can still indulge and overindulge in their initial drink. According to prohibitionfastfacts.com, alcohol is associated with more than 2.5 million deaths each year, forcing numerous states to adopt measures that limit alcohol intake or percentage of alcohol content. Oklahoma is one of only 4 states that limit the sale of cold alcohol to 3.2% by volume. So once again this disproves Dr. Blocker's theory that the use of low proof alcohol is allowed.