“it actually feels good” …unless and until it doesn’t, and some stop easily and some stop after a good hard struggle and some keep drinking. We can rationaliz

“it actually feels good” …unless and until it doesn’t, and some stop easily and some stop after a good hard struggle and some keep drinking. We can rationalize alcohol as being part of the human story for centuries, but people who drink often underestimate how many people never — or almost never — drink. If you’re struggling to stop drinking and feel like “everyone drinks”, that’s not true. “In 2018, two-thirds of adults aged 18 and over consumed alcohol in the past year. In 2018, 5.1% of adults engaged in heavy drinking in the past year, 15.5% engaged in moderate drinking, 45.7% engaged in light drinking, and 33.7% did not consume alcohol (Figure 1).” https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db374.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db374.htm