I have a very specific image in my mind of what Connecticut is like that ultimately informs my image of what drinking there would be like. That image can be summed up with this sentence. The national clothing item of Connecticut is the sweater vest, as well as the state bird for some reason. I just feel like the whole place is men in sweater vests. If that's wrong (which it 100% has to be) then I do apologize.
That being said, I imagine drinking there consists of a lot of light beers mixed with grapefruit spritzer. The stats would tell you that I'm most likely very wrong. 18.6% of the adults drinking excessively means that there's a lot more than grapefruit beer spritzers being passed around.
Statistics :
Adults drinking excessively: 18.6% - Alcohol-related driving deaths: 33.4% (18th highest) - Adults in fair or poor health: 14.3% (17th lowest) - Drunkest metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT