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Has the recession driven Americans to drink? Or have they been drinking less to save money? Preliminary federal data for the first nine months of 2008 show an uptick in self-reported binge drinking.
In data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January-September 2008, 21.3 percent of adults reported downing five or more drinks in a day on at least one occasion within the prior year. That’s up from 20.4 percent in 2007 and from a recent low of 19.1
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