I wonder if the standards for “drinking excessively” could have changed over time, or the way we drink could have changed? Or possibly, say, people in the silen

I wonder if the standards for “drinking excessively” could have changed over time, or the way we drink could have changed? Or possibly, say, people in the silent generation (just for example) might have mostly just had alcohol and cigarettes, while those in the boomer and gen-x generation might have also had a higher chance to find their way to party drugs. Just a hypothetical of course, I obviously know nothing at all about your family!