Term for prohibition or prevention, which can refer to many different things. In most cases, however, it was or is applied to stimulants such as drugs, alcohol, tobacco or similar. As a rule, it refers to a ban (in various forms) on the production, import, export, transport, purchase, possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages for social, religious, moral, ethical or health reasons. In the past, such a ban has also been in force for a limited period of time for individual stimulants or drinks such as absinthe. The longest-standing prohibition is the strict Islamic ban on alcohol, which is based on religious grounds in the Koran. However, similar bans have also been introduced in many other countries and cultures. This was an enormous intervention in the habits of the countries concerned, as alcohol consumption has been an elementary component of drinking culture since the earliest history of mankind.
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