To be fair, we did try to outright ban alcohol and make it illegal. It just didn't work. If people in mass acted towards any drug like they did with alcohol, they'd cave. See: Marijuana
In Iceland they do a good job largely banning alcohol.
According to Wikipedia their ban lasted 7 years before they legalised wine, then another 13 years before they legalised everything except strong beer, and during that period they had substantial smuggling and illegal brewing.
Is that info wrong?
My info is wrong. I saw a documentary about it once but I must have misunderstood.