Americans are drinking more now than when Prohibition was enacted. What\u2019s more, it\u2019s been rising for two decades, and it\u2019s not clear when it will fall again.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the picture painted by federal health statistics, which show a rise in per-person consumption and increases in emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths tied to drinking.<\/p>\n
The stats aren’t all bad. Drinking among teenagers is down. And there are signs that some people are taking alcohol seriously \u2014 such as the \u201cDry January\u201d movement making the rounds on social media.<\/p>\n
But overall, public health experts say America still has a drinking problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsumption has been going up. Harms (from alcohol) have been going up,\u201d said Dr. Tim Naimi, an alcohol researcher at Boston University. \u201cAnd there’s not been a policy response to match it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Americans are drinking more now than when Prohibition was enacted. What\u2019s more, it\u2019s been rising for two decades, and it\u2019s not clear when it will fall again. https:\/\/t.co\/BcKnr5Qpfn<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ABC News (@ABC) January 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n