Alcohol use has declined for the first time since Covid-19, with Gen Zers and millennials leading the charge
Gen Z and millennials drove the decline, while heavy drinking among adults 50 to 64 rose by more than 36%, researchers said.
- On Monday, a USC-led study published in Annals of Internal Medicine found that alcohol use among Americans declined for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Senior author Brian Lee of Keck Medicine described the decrease as modest.
- Using data from more than 114,000 respondents to the National Health Interview Survey, researchers found alcohol use fell by nearly 2% from 2022 to 2024. Heavy drinking dropped by more than 8% during that period.
- Younger generations drove the decline, with alcohol use dropping more than 5% and heavy drinking among millennials falling 17%. Conversely, heavy drinking among adults ages 50 to 64 rose by more than 36% since 2018.
- Lee of Keck Medicine warned that heavy drinking among adults ages 50 to 64 is particularly concerning due to increased risks of cirrhosis and cardiovascular disease. Older bodies are more vulnerable to alcohol damage.
- Dr. Jagpreet Chhatwal of the Institute for Technology Assessment at Massachusetts General Hospital stated that while the decline is an "encouraging trend," targeted behavioral interventions are necessary to reduce high-risk drinking in the 50-to-64 age cohort.
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Generation Z and millennials have reduced their alcohol consumption, but binge drinking has increased by 36 percent among those aged 50–64.
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