More Alcohol Statistics
- Alcohol is the number drug problem in America.
- Killing nearly 100,000 Americans every year, alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable death.
- 13.8 million Americans suffer from alcohol-related problems, including 8.1 million alcoholics.
- Forty-three percent of Americans have been exposed to alcoholism in their families.
- Nearly one-fourth of all Americans admitted to general hospitals have alcohol problems or are undiagnosed alcoholics who are being treated for the consequences of their drinking.
- Alcoholism and alcohol-related problems cost the American economy at least $100 million in health care and lost productivity every year.
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 1998 Alcohol Awareness Month Organizer's Guide/18; NIDA Department of Health & Human Services NIHAU Publication 98-3478