Connecticut Residents Drink the 4th Most Alcohol in Nation

By BRIAN MCCREADY (Patch Staff)

A new study shows that Connecticut residents really like to drink alcoholic beverages during the summer months of June, July and August — especially during the Fourth of July holiday.

Connecticut residents drink the fourth most in the country during the summer months, according to the BacTrack Consumption Report.

The only states that consume more alcohol than Connecticut in the summer months are:

• West Virginia, 0.103 (Blood Alcohol Content)
• Nevada, 0.096 (BAC)
• Pennsylvania, 0.089 (BAC)
• Connecticut, 0.088 (BAC)

The states with the lowest BAC are Kentucky, Delaware and Washington, D.C, according to the report.

BacTrack says it examined BAC levels during the summer months of June, July, and August 2014 which included 71,000 unique tests collected from anonymous users.

Some of the report’s key findings include:

• Summer drinking peaks the week leading up to the Fourth of July

• The month of June has the highest BAC reading across the country

• The two highest days for BAC are the Fourth of July at 0.082 and the summer solstice. July 3 is right behind at 0.83 BAC

• Eight of the 13 biggest drinkings days in the summer are on Saturdays and five days were above the legal limit nationally including June 7, June 14, June 21, July 3, and July 4.

• The lowest BAC readings are on Mondays and Tuesdays and drinking subsides the last week in July before picking back up in August.

Click here to read the full report and see the interactive map.

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