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Alcoholism Statistics

Though we've drawn these alcohol and alcoholism statistics from a variety of reliable government sources, the most recent stats come from one study which uses the following definitions. A "drink" is defined as a can or bottle of beer, a glass of wine or a wine cooler, a shot of liquor, or a mixed drink with liquor in it. Times when the respondent to the National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health only had a sip or two from a drink are not considered to be consumption. For the NHSDU, estimates for the prevalence of alcohol use are reported primarily at three levels defined for both males and females and for all ages as follows:

Current (past month) use - At least one drink in the past 30 days (includes binge and heavy use
Binge use - Five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days (includes heavy use).
Heavy use - Five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days.

Binge Drinking Statistics

Binge drinking means drinking is defined by the number of drinks one has at any one sitting. For men having 5 or more drinks in a row at one sitting is considered a binge. For women binge drinking means having 4 or more drinks on any given occasion. Click on binge drinking statistics to learn more.

Heavy Drinking Statistics

Heavy drinking is consuming alcohol in excess of 1 drink per day on average for women and greater than 2 drinks per day on average for men (NIAAA, 2004). Click on Heavy Drinking Statistics to learn more.

Driving Under the Influence Statistics

In 2005 31.7 million people over the age of 12 drove under the influence of alcohol to learn more click on drunk driving statistics.
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Statistics on Underage Drinking

Since every state in the United States prohibits the purchase of alcohol by people under 21 years old, underage drinking is defined as consuming alcohol prior to the minimum legal drinking age of 21. To learn more about teenage alcohol use click on teenage alcohol statistics.

Alcohol Abuse Statistics and Women

The statistics on women drinking are alarming when you consider that for women of childbearing age, the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption, particularly binge drinking, include unintentional injuries, domestic violence, risky sexual behavior and sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancy, and alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Click on women alcoholism statistics to learn more.

Pregnancy and Alcohol Use Statistics

Adverse health effects that are associated with alcohol-exposed pregnancies include miscarriage, premature delivery, low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome, and prenatal alcohol-related conditions to learn more about the rates of drinking alcohol during pregnancy click Here.