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A record low number of Americans are drinking, according to a new Gallup poll released this week. Just 54% of Americans said they consume alcohol at all.

Gallup has been tracking Americans’ drinking behavior since 1939, and their views of the health implications of drinking since 2001. For the first time, a majority of Americans – 53% – said that moderate drinking, defined as one or two drinks per day, is bad for your health.

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[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 32 points 6 months ago (4 children)

It's also bad for the wallet.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

15$ margaritas at restaurants is absurd. More than some meals on menu.

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Plus I feel like they under pour the alcohol or barely give you the minimum if you do get one. They’re like Starbucks drinks, sugar bombs with a little bit of the ingredient you actually want.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you go to Starbucks, it's because you want sugar, not coffee.

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Hey now, I get an extra shot of espresso when I get Caribou because I want sugar and coffee!

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

During COVID, one of the fun treats I'd get myself to keep my spirits up was a $15 margarita from a local Mexican place that delivered. Totally worth it though because it came in a quart-sized deli container (which I'd use to store the leftovers in after drinking all 32 ounces of that margarita in one sitting).

Since COVID ended, I drink way less and I've lost like 10 or 15 lbs just from that, and I look back on those margaritas with a mixture of fondness, fear, and a tiny bit of disgust.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It’s honestly why I rarely drink much now. I am mostly a social drinker so it’s more of the fact it costs more and I am less social these days which puts me off from it. The only times I drink alone is when I want to pair some wine with a meal that complements it or having a few cold beers on the weekend while doing yard work.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

This. Just like everything else in this country alcohol is getting expensive, not just cheap alcohol but all alcohol. I am not a drinker, but I have on occasions enjoy a drink here and there even for myself the price is too much to enjoy anymore.

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 6 months ago

Never head of it before. Cool thanks.