研究发现，美国年轻人更倾向于拒绝饮酒
研究发现，美国年轻人更倾向于拒绝饮酒
More college-age Americans are choosing not to drink alcohol than they did nearly two decades ago, according to a new study.
一项新的研究显示，与近20年前相比，越来越多的美国大学生选择不喝酒。
Between 2002 and 2018, the number of adults age 18 to 22 in the United States who abstained from drinking alcohol increased from 20% to 28% for those in college. For those not in school, the percentage was 30%, up from 24% in 2002.
2002年至2018年，美国18至22岁的大学生中不喝酒的人数从20%上升到28%。对于那些没有上学的人来说，这个比例从2002年的24%上升到了30%。
While the study didn't look at the reasons for the increase, the authors suggested the changes could be down to the increases in the number of young adults who live with their parents as well as alcohol prevention and intervention efforts that have targeted college students.
虽然这项研究并没有探究上升的原因，但作者认为，这一变化可能是由于与父母同住的年轻人数量的增加，以及针对大学生的酒精预防和干预措施。
It's not just young Americans who are drinking less. Risky behavior such as binge drinking is much less prevalent in the United Kingdom than it used to be.
不仅仅是年轻的美国人喝酒少了。像酗酒这样的危险行为在英国已经不像以前那么普遍了。
Researchers recently found that 29% of 16- to 24-year olds in the UK were non-drinkers in 2015 in the UK, up from 18% in 2005, while rates of binge drinking -- defined as drinking twice the recommended daily limits -- fell from 27% to 18%.
研究人员最近发现，2015年英国16-24岁的年轻人中有29%是不喝酒的，比2005年的18%有所上升，而酗酒率——推荐的饮酒上限的两倍——从27%下降到18%。
Misusing several substances
几种物质滥用
The most alarming trend the study identified was more young adults using or misusing several different substances, as opposed to just marijuana or alcohol.
研究发现，最令人担忧的趋势是越来越多的年轻人使用或滥用几种不同的物质，而不仅仅是大麻或酒精。
"Points of concern that deserve more attention are the rise in co-use of alcohol and marijuana, as we know that polysubstance use can have more negative consequences and be more difficult to treat," said Ty Schepis, a professor of psychology at Texas State University and a co-author of the study.
“值得更多关注的问题是，同时使用酒精和大麻的人越来越多，因为我们知道，使用多种物质可能会带来更多负面后果，而且更难治疗，”德克萨斯州立大学心理学教授、该研究的合著者泰·舍皮斯说。
The study examined data collected each year as part of National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The sample included 182,722 adults ages 18 to 22 years.
该研究对每年收集的数据进行了分析，这些数据是全国药物使用和健康调查的一部分。研究对象包括18到22岁的182,722名成年人。
Although drinking by people under the age of 21 is illegal in the US, people ages 12 to 20 years drink 11% of all alcohol consumed in the United States, according to the CDC.
尽管在美国21岁以下的人饮酒是违法的，但根据疾病控制中心的数据，12到20岁的人的饮酒量占到了美国所有饮酒量的11%。
