Alcohol Research and Statistics

The top substance abuse related scientific research studies of 2011 revealed a new risk for developing breast cancer, a link to mental illness and alcohol dependence, the average life of an addiction, more negative effects of binge drinking and another way that alcohol consumption affects women more than men.

The top substance abuse related scientific research in 2009 included a way for women to protect their unborn children, a warning for young men who smoke marijuana regularly, warnings for both moderate and heavy drinkers and the development of a possible vaccine to help cocaine addicts.

Based on alcohol sales data.

Self-reported consumption by demographic group.

Prevalence by age, sex, and ethnicity.

Age-adjusted death rates by demographic groups.

Data by decendent's role and by age group.

Rate of alcohol-related diagnoses by demographic group.

Cost of alcohol and drug abuse in the United States.

Current, chronic and binge drinkers and driving while drinking statistics.

Students who drink, binge drink, or ride with drunk drivers.

Death rates, health conditions and fetal alcohol syndrome data.

Newspapers regularly publish stories that report estimates the number of people effected by alcohol. Where do these numbers come from, and how realistic are they?

Research has revealed that heavy drinking usually declines as people get older, but the rate of decline is slower for men, compared to women, and smokers, compared to non-smokers.

More than one-third (35.9 percent) of U.S. adults with alcohol dependence --also known as alcoholism -- that began more than one year ago are now in full recovery.

The number of American adults who abuse alcohol or are alcohol dependent rose from 13.8 million in 1991-1992 to 17.6 million in 2001-2002, according to results from the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

Epidemiology in Alcohol Research articles were highlighted in the first quarter 2004 issues of the Alcohol Research and Health publication of the National Institue of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

A clinical nutritionist and researcher, who helped prove to the scientific world that alcoholism could be treated and helped establish alcohol research as a legitimate science, has died.