“How many people use alcohol in the United States? The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reports that according to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the prevalence of drinking in the United States was 86 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime; 70 percent reported that they drank in the past year; and 56 percent reported that they drank in the past month. Based on these numbers it is safe to say the overall use of alcohol across the country is very high. Since such a great number of us have reported that we engage in the use and consumption of alcohol it should be our duty to get involved.

How about the numbers related to Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in the United States? According to the same study, 15.1 million adults ages 18 and older had AUD (9.8 million of which were men and 5.3 million were women). Only about 1.3 million adults received treatment for AUD at a specialized facility in 2015 (898,000 of which were men and 417,000 were women) – only 1.3 million of the 15.1 million?? This means only about 8.3% of adults with AUD sought treatment. These numbers alone highlight the need for awareness.”

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