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Alcoholism Statistics Article

Alcoholism is a serious problem in today's world. The Institute of Medicine of National academy of science reveals the fact that nearly $40 to $60 billions has been spent every year due to alcoholism related problems. Alcoholism statistics on drunken driving, family, alcoholism in teens, deaths etc are discussed in this article. Drunken driving statistics provides some painful facts. Though the drunken driving statistics continues to increase every year, many people continue to drive drunk. An average of one in every 30 minutes alcohol related traffic accident is happening in United States. At least 3 out of 10 Americans will be involved in alcohol related traffic accidents at some stage in their life time. The highest rate of drunken driving is associated with young people aged between 21 to 24 years. Alcoholism statistics exposes the fact that drunken driving cause 10% property damages, 21% non fatal injuries and 46% fatal injuries. Mostly male drivers are involved in accidents due to alcoholism. However the percentage of females involved in drunk driving and causing accidents are also increasing nowadays. Drunk driving is said to be the nation's frequently committed crime. The family statistics shows that nearly 76 million people have been addicted to alcoholism in families. Nearly 6.6 million children have at least one alcoholic parent. Nearly half of the Americans reported that they have some close relatives with drug abuse problems. Young people particularly teens have more alcohol problems. The research shows that nearly 3 million American teens aged between 14 and 17 have the habit of consuming alcohols. It is estimated that the teens aged below 15 years develop the habit of taking alcohols have the risk of becoming addicted to alcohol in future. However the risk is low for youths who do not have the problem of alcoholism before 21 years. The studies show that 20% of suicide victims are alcoholic. One third of alcoholic deaths are from suicides or accidents only. It is a fact that alcoholic people will get frustrated soon and will attempt to suicide. Nearly 1, 00, 000 deaths in United States are associated with alcohol. One third of alcohol deaths are suicides or accidents like car crashes, drowning, falling etc. In some cases, alcohol causes cancer and heart diseases and thereby leads to death. The study shows that alcohol related deaths are more in youths. Men have alcohol related problems more than that of women. Nearly 3.9 million women and 9.8 million men are alcoholics. The percentage of men is three times more than that of women. The highest percentage of drinkers in both the sexes is present in youths aged from 18 to 29 years. Nearly half of the Americans reported that they have some close relatives both men and women with alcoholic problems. In the total population nearly 13.8 million Americans have drinking problems and out of them 8 million are addicted to alcohols. More than 3 million adults aged above 60 have the problem of alcohol consumption. However these problems do have some solution. The only thing need is that the drinkers must be ready to quit the habit of drinking.

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