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Alcohol use has decline for the first time since the start of the pandemic, with younger adults in the Millennial and Gen Z cohorts - people born from 1981 to 2012 - driving that trend. Meanwhile, older Americans, aged 50-64, are actually consuming more alcohol…
📊 U.S. sees significant drop in alcohol consumption, with only 54% of Americans now drinking, down from 67% in 2010.
📈 Younger adults (Millennials & Gen Z) are leading this trend, while those aged 50-64 are drinking more, showing a 36% increase in heavy drinking since 2018.
📉 Overall drinking declined 2% and heavy drinking 8% from 2022-2024. Gen Z saw a nearly 6% drop in total drinking during this period.
💡 Increased awareness of alcohol's health risks (linked to 62 diseases) and potential substitution with cannabis are speculated as reasons for the decline in younger groups.
#AlcoholTrends #PublicHealth #GenZ
📈 Younger adults (Millennials & Gen Z) are leading this trend, while those aged 50-64 are drinking more, showing a 36% increase in heavy drinking since 2018.
📉 Overall drinking declined 2% and heavy drinking 8% from 2022-2024. Gen Z saw a nearly 6% drop in total drinking during this period.
💡 Increased awareness of alcohol's health risks (linked to 62 diseases) and potential substitution with cannabis are speculated as reasons for the decline in younger groups.
#AlcoholTrends #PublicHealth #GenZ
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