alcohol was allowed to be manufactured, it would produce millions of jobs for people and regenerate the economy2. This put pressure on the government whose national debt had increased during the period because they were not receiving the money that they previously would have through the tax that was placed on liquor.
             It was also true that the prohibition law meant that the "alcoholics" had to find other ways of getting a fix. This meant that many moved onto drugs. The period, not only saw the rise in the consumption of alcohol, but also the rise in the use of drugs such as marijuana and cocaine, even the increased use of opium. It also, because alcohol was so easy and simple to make, encouraged many people to take up home production. This also made it easier to avoid getting caught and prosecuted by the law because it was in the privacy of your own home. It was not just people "brewing" at home for their own personal consumption, but there were also many people called "moonshiners" who distilled alcohol illegally and then sold it on for profit. Faulkner suggests that home brewing was a common aspect of life,
             "People who had used alcoholic beverages as a matter of course were outraged and, as soon as they had collected their wits, began to make beer, wine and "bath tub" gin at home.3"
             Large amounts of the alcohol that was being produced at home was very unhygienic and in many cases poisonous. They were to blame for many of the health problems of the time and even deaths
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