Alcoholic Behavior Statistics
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 Due to the numerous negative and
damaging consequences that are experienced or caused by
alcoholics, it is not surprising that there are many
statistics on alcoholics in alcoholism research and by alcohol
addiction experts. These statistics, however, are more than
mere facts and interesting information.
Indeed, a focus on alcoholic behavior
statistics usually makes an impact on people that they would not
arrive at without such information.
Why Are Statistics On Alcoholics
Necessary?
Because of the dangerous health problems
experienced by alcoholics and due to their negative impact on the
lives of others, there are numerous statistics on alcoholics.
The following represents some of these statistics on
alcoholics:
-
3 million
Americans over the age of 60 are alcohol-dependent or alcohol
abusers
- 20% of suicide victims in the United States are alcoholics
- Approximately 14 million people in the U.S. are addicted to
alcohol or abuse alcohol
- Alcohol is the third leading cause of the preventable deaths in
the United States
- Most alcoholics seeking treatment in the U.S. are in the 26-34
age group
- In the U.S., 66% of the population consumes alcohol
- An alcoholic will negatively impact the lives of 4 or 5 other
Americans (such as associates, family, and friends) while under the
influence of alcohol
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates
that there were 17,000 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in each
of the last three years
| In the fourth and final stage of
alcoholism, the alcoholic manifests an utter disregard for
everything, including shelter, family, food, and job. These
occasional flights into oblivion are best described, ironically, as
drinking to get away from the problems caused by
drinking. |
- In the United States, more than 2 million people per year drive
"under the influence"
- In the U.S., approximately every two minutes, a person is
injured in an alcohol-related accident
- U.S. alcoholism statistics reported that 2.6 million binge
drinkers in 2002 were between the ages of 12 and 17
- In the U.S., beer accounts for four times as many
alcohol-related traffic accident fatalities (80%) as liquor and
wine (20%)
| Research has demonstrated that
American children who are raised in single-family households are
almost twice as likely to experience an alcohol-related problem
such as alcohol abuse as compared with children who are raised by
both parents in the same household. |
 In the United States, almost three
times as many men (9.8 million) as women (3.9 million) abuse
alcohol or are alcohol-dependent- Recent U.S. statistics reveal that 79% of fatal crashes
occurring from midnight to 3:00am involve alcohol.
- In the United States, 10% of the drinkers drink 50% of all the
alcohol that is consumed
- In 2001, the highest rates for alcohol-related fatal crashes in
the U.S. were recorded for drivers 21-24 years old (33%),
followed by ages 25-34 (28%), and 35-44 (25%)
- Every year in the United States, more than 500,000 people are
injured in alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents
- 6.6 million American children under the age of 18 live in homes
with at least one alcoholic parent
- It is estimated that 30% of all Americans will be involved in
an alcohol-related motor vehicle accident sometime during their
lives
- U.S. alcoholism statistics show that people who start using
alcohol before the age of 15 are 4 times more likely to become
alcoholic at some time in their lives, compared to those who start
drinking at the legal age of 21
- In the U.S., an average of one alcohol-related motor vehicle
accident occurs every 30 minutes
- Approximately 53% of adults in the United States report that
one or more of their close relatives has a drinking problem
- Most of the "problem drinkers" in the U.S. are in the 18 - 29
year old age group
Even though a number of
medications have been effective in treating alcoholism, there is,
however, no "magic bullet." That is, no single medication exists
that is effective in every situation or with
every person. |
- 41% of all U.S. traffic fatalities are alcohol related
- 8.1 million people in the U.S. are alcoholic
- Approximately 43% of U.S. adults have had a child, parent,
sibling or spouse who is or was an alcoholic
- It is estimated that more than 3 million teenagers in the
U.S. between the ages of 14-17 are problem drinkers
- According to recent research, 62% of U.S. high school seniors
reported that they have been drunk recently
Statistics on Alcoholics:
Conclusion
Because of the great number of alcohol-related
health problems, fatalities, and injuries that are experienced by
or caused by those who are alcohol dependent, there is an almost
unlimited number of statistics on alcoholics that
are available.
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| A dysfunctional family is a
family in which conflict, abuse, or misbehavior, by individual
family members takes place on a continuing basis, leading other
members of the family to perpetuate, enable, and reinforce such
behaviors. Often, children grow up in dysfunctional families with
the belief that such behaviors and ways of relating are
"normal." |
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