DRINKING: Folks, our fellow Pennsylvania residents need better coping mechanisms.

A study by mybiosource. com measured how many standard alcoholic drinks Pennsylvanians drank over the winter. The response?

They drank 589,528,631 drinks, or the equivalent of filling 312,350 Liberty Bells. We were 31st in the nation in per capita drinking.

‘This past winter delivered a heavy dose of stress for many Americans.

With grocery prices refusing to budge, housing costs steadily rising, and the buzz of election season amplifying the tension, it’s no surprise people felt the strain.

For some, the answer to this mounting pressure came in the form of a stiff drink — or several. Alcohol, a well-worn if not always wise coping tool, saw a noticeable uptick in use across the country.’

Topping the list was Louisiana, where residents averaged 234 standard drinks over the season — about 18 per week.

That’s enough to fill 1,605 Mardi Gras floats, a fitting image for a state known for its festive spirit.

New Hampshire and Wyoming tied for second, with their residents each averaging 208 standard drinks. On the lighter side, Alaskans proved the most restrained, sipping just 39 standard drinks — or roughly 3 per week — perhaps too busy braving the cold to overindulge.

But when it came to total volume, sheer population size tipped the scales. Californians downed a staggering 1,749,737,155 standard drinks, equivalent to 2,733,964 Napa Valley wine barrels.

Floridians weren’t far behind, polishing off 912,675,212 standard drinks — enough to fill more than 42 million beach buckets, a nod to spring breakers’ preferred vessel.

New Yorkers rounded out the top three, consuming 896,229,951 standard drinks, or enough to fill the Statue of Liberty 324 times.