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Fewer Americans drinking alcohol, new polling shows

Name: Fewer Americans drinking alcohol, new polling shows
Uploaded: 2025-08-14T15:40:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 25 s
Description: New polling from Gallup shows the number of Americans who drink alcohol is decreasing with only 54% of American adults now saying they partake. That's the lowest number recorded in the poll's history. Aryn Phillips, assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, joined CBS News to discuss.

New polling from Gallup shows the number of Americans who drink alcohol is decreasing with only 54% of American adults now saying they partake. That's the lowest number recorded in the poll's history. Aryn Phillips, assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, joined CBS News to discuss.