Alcohol Use, Binge Drinking, and Alcohol Dependence

What's new:

• What's new in alcohol reports

Alcohol topics:

• Alcohol use, abuse & dependence
• Alcohol problems
• Alcohol treatment admissions
• Drinking and driving
• Trends       
  • Prevalence of alcohol use       
  • Alcohol treatment
• Under age drinking  also see Youth

Other resources from SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS):

• OAS home Page
• Other OAS services
• SAMHSA priorities
• Demographics and other characteristics available in OAS reports

Short reports:

• Short reports on alcohol

National alcohol data:

• All National alcohol data 
  •  *2002 - 2006 alcohol use
•  *1999 - 2001 alcohol use

State alcohol data:

• All State alcohol data
• State treatment planning areas:
  •    *Data on alcohol use in tables & maps

Detailed Tables:

• Detailed Tables by user characteristics:
  •  *Any alcohol use
  •  *Binge drinking
  • *Heavy drinking

What's New in Alcohol Reports 

• The NSDUH Report - - Children Living with Substance-Dependent or Substance-Abusing Parents: 2002 to 2007

• The NSDUH Report - -  Alcohol Treatment: Need, Utilization, and Barriers

• The NSDUH Report - -  Concurrent Illicit Drug and Alcohol Use

• The NSDUH Report - -  Trends in Substance Use, Dependence or Abuse, and Treatment Among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007

• The NSDUH Report - - Participation in Self-help Groups for Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use, 2006 and 2007

• The NSDUH Report - -  Underage Alcohol Use: Where Do Young People Get Alcohol?

• The NSDUH Report - -  Alcohol Use among Pregnant Women and Recent Mothers: 2002 to 2007

• The NSDUH Report - -   Underage Alcohol Use: Where Do Young People Drink?

• The DASIS Report - -  Frequency of Use among Alcohol-Only Treatment Admissions: 2006

• Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (HTML)    (PDF format)

• The NSDUH Report - -  Quantity and Frequency of Alcohol Use among Underage Drinkers

• The NSDUH Report - -  Substance Use and Dependence Following Initiation of Alcohol or Illicit Drug Use

• Alcohol Use: Chapter on national alcohol data from 2006 National Survey on Drug Use & Health (HTML)       (PDF format)

• The NSDUH Report - -  Gender Differences in Alcohol Use and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse - 2004 and 2005

• The NSDUH Report - - Depression and the Initiation of Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17

• The NSDUH Report - - Co-Occurring Major Depressive Episode and Alcohol Use Disorder among Adults

•   The DASIS Report - -  Primary Alcohol Admissions Aged 21 or Older: Alcohol Only vs. Alcohol plus a Secondary Drug, 2005

• The NSDUH Report - -  Underage Alcohol Use among Full-Time College Students

• Alcohol Use: Chapter on national alcohol data from 2005 National Survey on Drug Use & Health

• The NSDUH Report - -  Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in Substate Areas (State treatment planning areas)

• The DASIS Report - -  Older Adult Alcohol Admissions, 2003

• The NSDUH Report - -  Alcohol Dependence or Abuse: 2002, 2003, and 2004

• The NSDUH Report - -  State Estimates of Underage Drinking 

• The DAWN Report:  Emergency Department Visits Involving Underage Drinking

• The DASIS Report - -  Primary Alcohol Admissions Aged 21 or Older - - Alcohol Alone vs. Alcohol Plus a Secondary Drug, 2003

• The NSDUH Report - -  Alcohol Use and Alcohol Related Risk Behaviors among Veterans

• The NSDUH Report - -  Arrests for Driving Under the Influence among Adult Drivers

• The NSDUH Report - -  Binge Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 20:  2002 and 2003 Update

• The NSDUH Report - -  Driving Under the Influence among Adult Drivers

• SubState Area Alcohol Use: Tables & Maps (HTML format)         PDF format

• The DASIS Report - -  Characteristics of Primary Alcohol Admissions by Age of First Use of Alcohol: 2002

• The NSDUH Report - -  Alcohol Use and Delinquent Behaviors among Youths

• 2003 State Estimates of Alcohol Use

• The NSDUH Report - -  Illicit Drug Use Among Lifetime NonDrinkers and Lifetime Alcohol Users

• The NSDUH Report - -  Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Among Young Persons

• The NSDUH Report - -  Graduated Driver Licensing and Drinking Among Young Drivers

In 2005, for the first time, by combining data from several years of SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies was able to estimate alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use in smaller areas than the State level. These subState areas within each State were determined by the States themselves and were designated State treatment planning areas. Tables provide the data by the State assigned names of their subState areas (State treatment planning areas). Maps show prevalence of the variable by the State treatment planning areas.

2002-2004 SubState Report:

• Alcohol use, binge drinking, and risk of drinking by State treatment planning areas: detailed table
• Alcohol use in past month by State treatment planning areas: national map
• Binge drinking by State treatment planning areas: national map
• Perceived risk of drinking 5 or more drinks 1 to 2 times a week by State treatment planning areas: national map

1999-2001 SubState Report:

• Alcohol use by State treatment planning areas: detailed table
• Alcohol use in past month by State treatment planning areas: national map
• Binge drinking by State treatment planning areas: national map
• Perceived risk of drinking 5 or more drinks 1 to 2 times a week by State treatment planning areas: national map
• Alcohol use, binge drinking, and risk of drinking by State treatment planning areas and age group: detailed tables
  1. Alcohol Use in Past Month
  2. Binge Alcohol Use in Past Month
  3. Perceptions of Great Risk of Having Five or More Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Once or Twice a Week

2002 Detailed Tables:  National Data on Alcohol Use 

Alcohol Use in 2002 (All are in PDF format):

• by demographics (Go to tables 2.45 - 2.54)
• by racial/ethnic subgroups (Go to tables 2.55 - 2.69)
• by Geographic Characteristics (Go to tables  2.90 - 2.99)
• by under age and legal drinkers (Go to Tables 2.100 - 2.111)

Needed and Received or Perceived Need for Alcohol Treatment (Go to tables 5.82 - 5.83)

Incidence Tables (Go to tables 4.15 - 4.19)

• Male new users:  (Go to tables 4.34 - 4.38)
• Female new users:  (Go to tables 4.53 - 4.57)

Lifetime Prevalence Tables (Go to tables 4.72 - 4.76)

Tobacco and Alcohol by Cigarette Use (Go to tables 7.21 - 7.24)

Tobacco by Alcohol Use (Go to tables 7.25 - 7.28)

Driving Under the Influence (Go to tables 7.74 - 7.77)

National Alcohol Data

Also see Short Reports on Alcohol

2007 Alcohol Use in the U.S.

• Alcohol Use: Chapter on national alcohol data from 2005 National Survey on Drug Use & Health (HTML)       (PDF format)

• 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:  Detailed Tables (HTML)        (PDF format)

2006 Alcohol Use in the U.S.

• Alcohol Use: Chapter on national alcohol data from 2005 National Survey on Drug Use & Health (HTML)       (PDF format)

• 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:  Detailed Tables (HTML)        (PDF format)

2005 Alcohol Use in the U.S.

• Alcohol Use: Chapter on national alcohol data from 2005 National Survey on Drug Use & Health
• 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:  Detailed Tables (HTML)        (PDF format)

2004 Alcohol Use in the U.S.

• Alcohol Use in the U.S.:  2004 National Survey on Drug Use & Health
• 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:  Detailed Tables (HTML) (PDF format)

2003 Alcohol Use in the U.S.

• Alcohol Use in the U.S.:  2003 National Survey on Drug Use & Health

• The NSDUH Report - -  Alcohol Dependence or Abuse and Age at First Use

2002 Alcohol Use in the U.S.

• Alcohol Use in the U.S.:  2002 National Survey on Drug Use & Health

•  Trends in New Alcohol Users

• Detailed Tables

 Drinking and Other Behaviors (Driving, etc.)

• The NSDUH Report - -   Underage Alcohol Use: Where Do Young People Drink?

• The NSDUH Report - -  Alcohol Use and Alcohol Related Risk Behaviors among Veterans

• The NSDUH Report - -  Arrests for Driving Under the Influence among Adult Drivers

• State driver licensing regulations and drinking

• The NSDUH Report - -  Alcohol Use and Delinquent Behaviors among Youths

• The NSDUH Report - -  Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Among Young Persons

• The NSDUH Report - -  Graduated Driver Licensing and Drinking Among Young Drivers

• 2002 NSDUH: Driving Under the Influence (PDF format, Go to tables 7.74 - 7.77)

• 2001 NHSDA:  Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol - findings from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

• 2000 NHSDA:  Table F.28:   Percentages Reporting Driving Under the Influence of Any Illicit Drug or Alcohol in the Past Year Among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics for 1999 and 2000

• Driving After Drug or Alcohol Use: Findings from the 1996 NHSDA

• Youth State Report:  Chapter on Alcohol Problems:  Problems Due to the Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, or Marijuana

• Patterns of Alcohol Use Among Adolescents and Associations with Emotional and Behavioral Problems (PDF Format)

Also see Drug Problems

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