Alcohol consumption among adults in the US is at the lowest level on record, as most Americans, for the first time, view even moderate drinking as harmful, a new survey has found.
Pollster Gallup’s latest Consumption Habits survey, conducted annually, showed that about 54% of Americans reported drinking alcohol, compared with 58% in 2024 and 62% in 2023.
The figure falls below the previous record low of 55% in 1958 in the nearly nine decades of such tracking by Gallup. And the figure appears not to be driven by people turning to alternatives, such as legal recreational cannabis, the researchers said.
So, by supply and demand, why aren’t beer prices going down?
I’ll occasionally pick up a pack of beer from costco every few months, but lately the effects it has on messing up my ability to sleep, even though I only ever have one with a meal, has led me to consider dropping them altogether.
I’m glad you’re making good choices for your health!
Yep same issue for me. Good sleep is queen.
Good. I think people don’t realize how much harm alcohol causes because it’s usually more subtle than other drugs. It’s crazy how many high-functioning alcoholics I know, and the couple of them that I’ve known since before they fell down that hole make me think people don’t realize that “high-functioning” doesn’t mean “doing well”.
Why would this cause a health warning?
That’s not what it’s saying. From the post, roughly 3” above your comment:
as most Americans, for the first time, view even moderate drinking as harmful
Went to a family event the other day. We realized it was the first one we were having without Boomers. By coincidence(?) it was also the first one we had which was completely alcohol free. Everyone just happened to bring no alcohol.
Good.
My drinking is at an all time high. I’ve gone from a drink every once a month to twice a month. I’m getting more into wine, and I love a raddler.
