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One in four US adults completed Dry January in 2024, up from 16 percent the year before

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An estimated 15.5 million people in the UK , where Dry January originated, said they planned to participate this year .

One in four US adults completed Dry January in 2024 , up from 16 percent the year before .

Studies show that pushing away the bottle for a month does have immediate health benefits.

Some people say a sober month does help them to cut back overall.

Overall, drinking habits are waning, thanks in part to the rise of non-alcoholic adult beverages.

Polling from Gallup has found that the average number of alcoholic drinks Americans consume each week has slowly fallen since the turn of the century .

A small percentage of people consume heavily, reaching more than 10 drinks a day.

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