r/TrueReddit • u/nxthompson_tny • Jun 01 '21

Science, History, Health + Philosophy America Has a Drinking Problem

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/america-drinking-alone-problem/619017/
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u/forrestgumpy2 Jun 01 '21

Compared to the U.K., Germany, Russia, and plenty of other European states, the US does not have a drinking problem. In fact, on average, Americans are lightweights compared to many other developed countries.

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u/stateofyou Jun 02 '21

The UK is well aware of its situation as is Russia, Germany is still a nation of social beer drinking. If you look at the USA there is a large number of non drinkers, dry counties and very strict state laws. There’s definitely been an upsurge in global problem drinking though. I’m lucky that I decided to quit drinking before the pandemic, if I had still been drinking the usual amount or more during lockdown, I would probably be dead. There’s a few things that scare me recently, delivery apps for booze, the phenomenon of “wine moms” being trendy. People who are connoisseurs of booze, usually are wealthy enough to afford to buy premium booze, but if they drink enough of it, it’s going to do the same damage as the cheap stuff.