{"id":10525,"date":"2026-01-09T20:41:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=10525"},"modified":"2026-01-09T20:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:41:04","slug":"what-is-dry-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/what-is-dry-january\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Dry January?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>New\u00a0Year\u2019s\u00a0has come and gone, and we are all trying to stick to the resolutions we made.\u00a0For some,\u00a0a common resolution is\u00a0giving\u00a0up alcohol.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Heavy social drinking can often be considered binge drinking. Binge drinking is when\u00a0a man drinks five or more drinks and\u00a0a woman drinks\u00a0four or more drinks in one sitting.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is why many people commit to Dry January, which\u00a0is when\u00a0a person\u00a0gives\u00a0up drinking alcohol for the entire month.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dry January has become a very popular New Year\u2019s resolution over the past few years. Recent research indicates that younger Americans are generally drinking less than previous generations. According to a poll released last summer, conducted by the analytics company Gallup, the percentage of Americans who said they drink fell to a record low of 54%. This is one percentage point lower than the previous record low in 1958.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are several health benefits to participating in Dry January, including:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n