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America Has a Drinking Alone Problem

Fixating on quantity — How much is too much? — masks a deeper issue with the way we drink (and live).

Ilike to drink. Some nights I drink too much. SomemonthsI drink too much. March of 2020 was one of those months.

More from Markham Heid

I’m a long-time contributor at TIME and other media orgs. I write mostly about health, behavior, and psychology. I’m from Michigan but I live in Germany.

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