# Almost half of US adults who drink, drink too much, and continue to do so

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[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180717143012.htm](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180717143012.htm)  
A new study has found that about 40 percent of adults in the United States who drink alcohol do so in amounts that risk health consequences, and identifies a range of factors associated with starting or stopping drinking too much.