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The Drunken Granite State fallacy: Why New Hampshire’s alcohol stats are skewed
The oft-repeated claim that New Hampshire has the highest per-capita alcohol consumption reflects high border sales to neighbors rather than actual local usage. In fact, we seem to be drinking less.
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