Americans drinking alcohol hits 25-year high

BY Meena Hartenstein
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Sunday, August 1st 2010

When the economy is in the tank, do more Americans drown their sorrows in alcohol?

Well, times are tough, and the number of U.S. adults drinking booze is at a 25-year high, according to a new Gallup poll.

Sixty-seven percent of Americans say they drink, the poll reports, the highest percentage since 1985.

But Gallup, which has been keeping track of U.S. drinking habits for the last 71 years, reports that while the numbers move up and down slightly each year, the statistics on American drinking are surprisingly steady. the rest