Alcohol use soaring worldwide: The average adult now consumes about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year

This means an adult averages about one drink a day, whether it's a 12-ounce beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1½ ounces of distilled spirits, the study said. https://t.co/8YavuMqu9z

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