by Craig Nash | Aug 27, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Young adults are overwhelmingly more likely than their older counterparts to believe alcohol consumption is harmful to health , according to a recent Gallup survey. Their drinking habits have also changed. When asked about drinking in moderation (one or two drinks a...
by Craig Nash | Jan 24, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
In my experience, few people are as annoying about sobriety as an adult convert to evangelical Christianity. Conversely, I have yet to find anyone more obnoxious about their love for drinking than someone who grew up and moved away from a religious environment that...
by Bella Ball | Sep 13, 2023 | Feature-, News
More than 60% of Americans drink alcohol, according to a Gallup report released last month. The report found that 62% of Americans drink alcohol, keeping up with the 63% average since 1939. During this time frame, the amount each year varied from 55% in 1958 to 71%...
by Monty Self | Jun 14, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Deaths in the United States related to alcohol, drugs and suicide hit an all-time high in 2021. According to a May 24 report from the Trust for America’s Health’s, the death rate climbed to 209,225, marking an 11% increase from 2020. The breakdown of the study...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jun 20, 2022 | News
The combined number of U.S. deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide jumped 20% from 2019 to 2020, according to a report published in late May by Trust for America’s Health. Total deaths reached nearly 187,000 in 2020, with over 96,000 drug-related, over 49,000...