Zero-proof: Behind the growing popularity of an alcohol-free lifestyle
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 12 January 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
It’s hard to miss the growing popularity of non-alcoholic drinks and younger people choosing to cut back on alcohol consumption. What’s driving this change?
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| 0:42.2 | resolved to cut back on or cut out alcohol from your life completely. |
| 0:49.0 | I have always been kind of an on and off drinker. |
| 0:52.1 | I've had periods in my life where I've just |
| 0:54.8 | randomly decided to stop and then times when I've picked it up again. But I stopped drinking fully in |
| 1:02.3 | October of 2022 and it was for a variety of reasons. |
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| 1:09.5 | She's a writer living in Brooklyn, New York and you've certainly noticed what she said. |
| 1:14.0 | Sid isn't just trying out a dry January. She hasn't had a drink for more than a year. |
| 1:21.0 | And why is that? Well, one reason, even though she's just 27 years old, |
| 1:27.3 | drinking often made Sid feel terrible the next day. |
| 1:31.2 | I also have a family history of alcoholism. My mom is 10 years sober and a huge |
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