... alcohol, smoking tobacco, and using psy- choactive drugs, have been prohibited by governments at various times. Os- tensible motives for the prohibitions have included helping people to lead "good- lives (in ... operation of the laws often show the opposite effect: the be- havior they are supposed to inhibit actually increases. It is beyond the scope of this article to determine exactly why that seemingly strange reaction sometimes occurs. But even a little imagination suffices to suggest some possible reasons. Some people simply enjoy doing what ... F O R B I D D E N F R U I T ✦ 443...

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