I suspect you&#x27;re mixing up cause and effect. Individuals drink at home alone because they have a drinking problem not the other way around.<p>It&#x27;s true if you outlaw drinking and gambling etc then there are people who would become addicted that never do because they never have the experience. But that creates all sorts of other issues (organized crime, corruption, higher costs for those who partake thus destroying lives more rapidly) Best to make it legal, tax it and ensure you take those tax proceeds to try and offset the costs.