Net-zero alcohol: Carbon cocktails
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Measures of drinking in the past 30 days, daily drinking, and binge drinking have decreased over the past 10 years.
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Alcohol use among midlife adults ages 35 to 50 has shown a gradual increase over the past 10 years. Past 12 month drinking prevalence has increased from 83.4% in 2012 to 84.8% in 2022 (Table/Figure 13), and past 30 day drinking prevalence has increased from 68.1% in 2012 to 71.3% in 2022 (Table/Figure 15). There have been no significant trends in daily use, other than an elevated level during the pandemic in 2020 (Table/Figure 17). Binge drinking among midlife adults has increased over the past 1, 5, and 10 years (from 22.8% in 2012 to 29.2% in 2022; Table/Figure 19).