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'Boomer' Boozers? One Demographic's Showing an Uptick in Alcohol Use. – RedState (opens in a new tab)

'Boomer' Boozers? One Demographic's Showing an Uptick in Alcohol Use. · 2026-09-30

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'Boomer' Boozers? One Demographic's Showing an Uptick in Alcohol Use. – RedState

'Boomer' Boozers? One Demographic's Showing an Uptick in Alcohol Use. · 2026-09-30

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedNew research shows that U.S. alcohol use has declined for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, but drinking remains above pre-pandemic levels.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedAmong adults ages 50 to 64, alcohol use increased by nearly 4% from 2018 to 2024, while heavy drinking increased by more than 36%.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedAcross all age groups, alcohol use declined by nearly 2%, and heavy drinking declined by more than 8% from 2022 to 2024.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedAmong Gen Z adults, alcohol use declined by more than 5%, and Millennials drank approximately 17% less from 2022 to 2024.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe findings were published on Sept. 21 in Annals of Internal Medicine and were based on self-reported data from the National Health Interview Survey, including 114,352 U.S. adults from 2018 to 2024.View evidenceHide evidence

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Abstract P443: Alcohol Use Prevalence Among US Born and Foreign-Born Black Adults in the 2010 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey

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