1Introduction
12Myth 11: The Closure of Saloons Boosted Alternative Industries (Candy, Sodas, Theaters)
2Myth 1: Alcohol Consumption Increased During Prohibition
13Myth 12: Prohibition Created More Jobs by Recycling Brewery Workers
3Myth 2: A Majority of Americans Supported Prohibition
14Myth 13: Governments Didn't Lose Much in Tax Revenue
4Myth 3: It was illegal to drink or possess alcohol during Prohibition
15Myth 14: Enforcing Prohibition Was Simple, Without Major Loopholes
5Myth 4: Prohibition Created Organized Crime from Scratch
16Myth 15: Illegal Alcohol During Prohibition Was Generally Safe and of Quality
6Myth 5: Prohibition's Failure Alone Led to Its Repeal
17Myth 16: Prohibition Agents and Police Were Not Corrupted
7Myth 6: Only Religious Conservatives Led the Movement for Prohibition
18Myth 17: Alcohol Turns Blood into Water
8Myth 7: You Can't Legislate Morality, Hence Prohibition's Inevitable Failure
19Myth 18: Smelling Alcohol Deforms Unborn Children
9Myth 8: Prohibitive Laws Like Prohibition Don't Change Behaviors
20Myth 19: Bootleg Wines Were Often Made by Dissolving Cockroaches
10Myth 9: Prohibition Failed Because It Didn't Completely Stop Consumption
21Myth 20: Drunkards' Brains Burn Like a Torch
11Myth 10: Herbert Hoover Called Prohibition a "Noble Experiment"