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Following the infamous murder, absinthe became a scapegoat. The Swiss government moved swiftly, prohibiting the drink in the country, which resonated across Europe and the United States. The level of fear regarding the drink was heightened to absurdity, with some suggesting its legalization would plunge the nation into moral decay. By the dawn of World War I, absinthe would be completely outlawed in France and many other countries, marking decades of prohibition for the drink.