Our history of alcohol regulation in the U.S. has shown how alcohol was consider

Our history of alcohol regulation in the U.S. has shown how alcohol was consider

Our history of alcohol regulation in the U.S. has shown how alcohol was considered a social, moral, political, and medical problem in different ways from colonial times to the passing of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act in 1988. Alcohol, as we have also seen, is something that both affects personal health as well as the health of others. In at least 200 words examine what you see as the appropriate amount of government intervention in alcohol regulation. In your response, discuss what you think of government regulation of alcohol as it concerns personal health versus the health of others.
In at least 50 words each, comment on the posts of two of your peers. Be sure to say whether you agree or disagree with them, and why.
Carpenter (2010) Introduction
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Read up to the section called “The Scope and Variance of Regulatory Power: Some Comparative and Historical Riddles” (there is a big dotted line before this section)
Note: This reading is not about alcohol regulation, but about the power of the FDA and the federal government to regulate pharmaceuticals. Thinking about the questions and examples that Carpenter raises about the regulatory power of the FDA will help you with the discussion that follows.