The Corner Store Loophole: Alcohol, Law & Addiction

A listener in Jerusalem watches a man buy high-strength beer every morning, shaking so badly he can barely hand over coins. His father died of alcoholism. Now he’s asking: why can a corner store legally fuel this cycle, and how does the human body survive decades of such drinking? We trace the legal gap between bars and off-premises retailers, the economics of cheap malt liquor, and the physiology of severe alcohol use disorder—including why withdrawal can kill.