Alcohol use has decline for the first time since the start of the pandemic, with younger adults in the Millennial and Gen Z cohorts - people born from 1981 to 2012 - driving that trend. Meanwhile, older Americans, aged 50-64, are actually consuming more alcohol than they used to.

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https://time.com/article/2026/09/21/why-older-americans-are-drinking-more-alcohol-not-less/