THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ben Sixsmith) - Will the Decline of Drinking Kill Socialization?
Teetotaling youngsters may find they are missing out on an important part of life. The post Will the Decline of Drinking Kill Socialization? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Will the Decline of Drinking Kill Socialization? Teetotaling youngsters may find they are missing out on an important part of life. (Room 76/Shutterstock) Older adults, according to new data from the UK , are 50 percent more likely than those under 40 to be regular drinkers. Alcohol consumption in the USA, meanwhile, is at a record low . The youth are more health-conscious, and appear to be increasingly risk-averse as well. This sensitivity to risk, as Whitaker et al. have written , refers not just to health consequences, but also to the potential embarrassment associated with public drunkenness. On the flip side, many young people are replacing alcohol with drugs—especially cannabis. For Americans between the ages of 19 and 30,…Open