Part 1: Statistics

Alcohol Use Disorder: Adults Ages 18 and Older

According to the 2023 NSDUH, 28.1 million adults ages 18 and older (10.9% in this age group) had AUD (Alcohol Use Disorder) in the past year. This includes:

16.6 million men ages 18 and older (13.2% in this age group)

11.5 million women ages 18 and older (8.7% in this age group)

150,000 American Indian or Alaska Native adults ages 18 and older (13.6% in this age group)

979,000 Asian adults ages 18 and older (6.1% in this age group)

3.3 million Black or African American adults ages 18 and older (10.5% in this age group)

87,000 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander adults ages 18 and older (8.5% in this age group)

18.2 million White adults ages 18 and older (11.6% in this age group)

813,000 adults of two or more races ages 18 and older (15.4% in this age group)

4.6 million Hispanic or Latino adults ages 18 and older (10.1% in this age group)

Drug Abuse

According to the 2022 United States National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH):

46.8 million (16.7%) Americans (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in the past year.

10.5% of Americans 12 and older had an alcohol use disorder in the past year.

About 27.2 million Americans 12 or older (9.7%) reported battling a drug use disorder in the past year.

That same year, 8 million (2.9%) of Americans 12 and older struggled with both alcohol and drug use disorders simultaneously.

21.5 million American adults (8.4%) suffered from both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder, or co-occurring disorders in the past year.

Sources:

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism- https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohols-effects-health/alcohol-topics/alcohol-facts-and-statistics/alcohol-use-disorder-aud-united-states-age-groups-and-demographic-characteristics

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2023, November 13). National survey on drug use and health. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/2022-nsduh-detailed-tables