To be clear, I am not asking about legal prohibition, but about cultural prohibition. Many countries in the Middle East today report >90% lifetime abstinence from alcohol*. How did the transition from alcohol using to alcohol abstaining cultures proceed? Was there resistance? Bootlegging? Strife?
*this according to a recent map on r/mapporn
I'm certain there is much more to be said on this topic, but I did address the more general question with regards to Islam's controversial attitude to alcohol in a previous answer.