In a new study just published in the American Journal of Public Health, researchers say that the amount of heavy alcohol consumption is increasing in many regions of the United States. Reviewing statistics from every U.S. county, the team estimated the prevalence of all drinking and binge drinking from 2002 to 2012 and heavy drinking from 2005 to 2012. And they found that the rate of heavy drinking among women is rising even more sharply than among men.