Not sure about grabbing that beer? You’re not alone. Americans are reaching for alcohol at record lows, according to a new Gallup survey.
The survey, out Aug. 20, found the number of Americans who say they drink alcohol sits at 54% for the second consecutive year − and health concerns appear to be a major factor.
“Fifty-one percent of U.S. adults now believe drinking one or two alcoholic beverages a day is bad for one’s health,” the survey results noted. “The figure is essentially unchanged from last year’s record-high 53%.”
In 2001, only 27% considered moderate drinking bad for one’s health, according to Gallup.
Sounds like the ideal is never drinking another drop, like good job microdosing alcohol for no benefit?
Who says alcohol has no benefit? Serving as an occasional social lubricant is a perfectly useful and valid benefit.
Dude, if you need chemicals to be social, that’s kind of pathetic. Asian students can’t really drink alcohol, they lack processing enzyme in the liver. As a result, asian university students pack into bubble tea bars. Everyone is very social, loud, laughing. Next day no one is sick.
You aren’t human.
You can do that with coffee, or any other drug that isn’t a literal polar solvent that poisons every cell membrane in your body. That’s fine you just don’t want to believe the science that alcohol is more dangerous than coke meth and heroin combined.
You need to get out more if you think coffee can serve the same function as alcohol socially.
Dont like alcohol? Dont drink it.
thought terminating cliche. whatever gets you through.