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Diagnostic category and year Number of discharges (in 1,000s) Rate per 10,000 population Total 1 Male Female 12–20 years 21–24 years 25–44 years 45–64 years 65+ years Total 1 Male Female 12–20 years 21–24 years 25–44 years 45–64 years 65+ years Any alcohol-related diagnosis 2015 2576.6 1680.6 895.5 36.3 58.3 573.5 1317.0 591.5 94.64 126.25 64.36 9.60 31.78 67.88 156.98...

Diagnostic category and year Number of discharges (in 1,000s) Rate per 10,000 population Total 1 Male Female 12–20 years 21–24 years 25–44 years 45–64 years 65+ years Total 1 Male Female 12–20 years 21–24 years 25–44 years 45–64 years 65+ years Any alcohol-related diagnosis 2015 411.7 289.0 122.6 3.0 7.0 123.7 228.5 49.5 15.12 21.71 8.81 0.80 3.79 14.65 27.24...

Sex or age and year Alcoholic psychoses Alcohol dependence syndrome Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis Nondependent abuse of alcohol Alcohol poisoning Any Alcohol-related Other specified without mention of alcohol Unspecified without mention of alcohol U.S. Total 2015 4.5 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.6 2.5 3.5 2014 4.6 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.6 2.5 3.1 2013 4.6 4.9 5.8 5.7 5.9...

Year Alcoholic psychoses Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis Nondependent abuse of alcohol Alcohol dependence syndrome Alcohol poisoning 2015 51.2 27.1 4.2 15.9 1.6 2014 49.0 27.6 4.3 17.6 1.6 2013 43.7 27.5 4.5 22.5 1.8 2012 41.9 26.8 4.7 24.8 1.8 2011 38.9 26.4 4.9 28.0 1.9 2010 39.9 25.3 4.9 27.8 2.1 2009 39.5 26.8 4.6 27.5 1.7 2008...

Year First–listed diagnosis All–listed diagnosis First–listed diagnosis (excluding delivery) All–listed diagnosis (excluding delivery) 2015 1.34 8.36 1.52 9.51 2014 1.28 8.02 1.46 9.14 2013 1.22 7.68 1.39 8.73 2012 1.20 7.43 1.36 8.42 2011 1.18 7.09 1.33 7.98 2010 1.23 6.96 1.39 7.84 2009 1.13 6.49 1.29 7.37 2008 1.13 6.08 1.29 6.91 2007 1.13 5.91 1.31 6.80 2006 1.11...

8.2% alcoholic psychoses 2.5% alcohol dependence syndrome 2.6% alcohol-related cirrhosis 1.7% other specified and unspecified cirrhosis without mention of alcohol 0.7% nondependent abuse of alcohol 0.3% alcohol poisoning 84.0% alcohol–related, non–first–listed diagnosis Total number of discharges with any (all-listed) mention of an alcohol-related diagnosis = approximately 2.6 million

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Aproximadamente el 10.5% (unos 7.5 millones) de los niños estadounidenses de 17 años y menos viven con un progenitor que presenta trastorno por consumo de alcohol (AUD, por su sigla en inglés), según un informe de 2017 de la Administración de Salud Mental y Abuso de Sustancias (SAMHSA, por su sigla en inglés). 1

En 2010, el consumo indebido de alcohol le costó a los Estados Unidos $249 mil millones. 1 Tres cuartas partes del costo total del consumo indebido de alcohol están relacionadas con el consumo excesivo y peligroso de alcohol. 1

Approximately 10.5% (7.5 million) of U.S. children ages 17 and younger live with a parent who has alcohol use disorder, according to a 2017 report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 1

In 2010, alcohol misuse cost the United States $249 billion. 1 Three quarters of the total cost of alcohol misuse is related to binge drinking. 1

August 11, 2023

The NIAAA community mourns the passing of Ann P. Streissguth, Ph.D., who died on August 1, 2023. An internationally renowned expert on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) , Dr. Streissguth and colleagues published the first study identifying “fetal alcohol syndrome” in the United States and its link to maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. “Dr. Streissguth was a pioneer whose seminal...

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