sault and battery crimes rose 13%. A change was clearly needed and the government responded by redefining the Volstead Act. The redefinition made any drink containing more than 3.2% alcohol illegal. Wine, because of its lower alcohol content, became very popular and sales soared. Then on December 5th, 1933, thirty-three states ratified the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, which repealed the 18th Amendment. Drinking, and the sale of alcohol was once again legal in the United States. A summary of the war the United States is waging on drugs is necessary before any comparison and contrast position can be made with the Prohibition Era. In the past several decades, millions of people in America have become involved in illegal drugs, either through usage or through the importation, manufacture, sale, and distribution of these illegal substances. According to United States Justice Department statistics, of the millions of Americans who use illegal drugs today, 2.7 million of these people are hard-core drug abusers. The hard-core drugs that enjoy
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