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.
I wish it was not considered cool and acceptable to advertise the most destructive drug on the planet in public, in front of addicts and children; one that has taken years of life from virtually everyone’s loved ones leaving us alone with regret. When Ford changed the rules so that there could be vendors at my local farmer’s market shouting at people to buy their alcohol on the fucking public sidewalk, I was so pissed off. I go there because it’s the only way I can afford to eat healthy food a couple days a week and I have no option to just go someplace else. Not that they have left me any place.
If only prohibitionists stopped at banning advertising. But they wont. They cant. They’re addicted to telling people how to live their lives.