Agent_Angelo_Pappas t1_iu8ef09 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:46 AM

Reply to comment by HPmoni in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

I don’t think you appreciate just how much Americans consume today. At no point in Eliot Ness’s life were Americans averaging consuming more alcohol than is occurring today. That includes pre-Prohibition. We drink considerably more now, 140,000 Americans die annually from excessive drinking

This article was pre-pandemic, drinking has gone up even from then.

https://apnews.com/article/public-health-health-statistics-health-us-news-ap-top-news-f1f81ade0748410aaeb6eeab7a772bf7