“According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 29.5 million people ages 12 and older (10.6% in this age group) had AUD in the past year.^1,2 This includes:

• 16.6 million males ages 12 and older (12.1% in this age group)^1,2
• 13.0 million females ages 12 and older (9.1% in this age group)^1,2
• 18.7 million White people ages 12 and older (11.0% in this age group)^1,2
• 3.5 million Black or African American people ages 12 and older (10.1% in this age group)^1,2″

NIH National Institute Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohols-effects-health/alcohol-topics/alcohol-facts-and-statistics/alcohol-use-disorder-aud-united-states)