Originally Posted by
paulokes 
The news behind the news:
Several studies have been done on this in the UK.
The main factor people report for drinking less and not getting drunk is...Social Media.
What you do today stays with you forever in the younger generations eyes and they're not willing to get out of control drunk, be photographed and let this taint their online image withat friends and peers.
I'll leave you to decide if this is a good or a bad thing
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Maybe, maybe not. I know drinking is more looked at as "the old timer's drug of choice" by the younger generation, but hard drug use is prevalent with new ones seeming to come out all the time, even as simple as ordering online and having it sent to wherever you want. Vaping also is coming on strong as the "cooler" alternative to smoking cigs.
I know at least around here in a few upper middle class areas have been experiencing heroin epidemics.