Alcoholism statistics in the United States remain staggering.
There are approximately 14 million people in the country addicted to
alcohol and millions more who display symptoms of abuse, including binge
drinking. Sadly, a reported 2.6 million binge drinkers in 2002 were
between the ages of 12 and 17.
Due to the more than 2 million people per year who drive under the
influence, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration claims
that alcoholism statistics indicate 17,000 alcohol-related traffic
fatalities in each of the last three years.
Since perceptions and behaviors become distorted under the influence
of drugs and alcohol in any situation, annual alcoholism statistics also
show that, in addition to traffic accidents, alcohol abuse causes:
- 1,400 deaths
- 500,000 injuries
- 600,000 assaults
- 70,000 sexual assaults
(Source: National Institute on Alcoholism and
Alcohol Abuse)
Underage Alcohol Abuse
These are the hardest alcoholism statistics to swallow:
- Alcohol is the fourth leading cause of death among people ages 10
to 24
- Underage drinking costs Americans nearly $53 billion.
- In the United States, the average age that kids begin to drink at
is 12-years-old.
- Alcoholism statistics show that people who start using alcohol
before the age of 15 are four times more likely to develop an
alcohol addiction at some point in their lives, compared to those
who start drinking at the legal age of 21.
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