Story Highlights 62% of adults under age 35 say they drink, down from 72% two decades ago Conversely, drinking has increased among adults aged 55 and older Young adults also drinking less frequently, less likely to drink to excess WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Young adults in the U.S. have become progressively less likely to use alcohol over the past two decades, with the percentages of 18- to 34-year-olds saying they ever drink, that they drank in the past week and that they sometimes drink more than