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Alcohol Addiction or Alcohol Abuse in Alaska Over a One Year Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):

  • In Alaska it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem over a one year period was 43,000.
    • An estimated 4,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Alaska over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
    • An estimated 12,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Alaska over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
    • An estimated 27,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Alaska over a one year period were 26 or older.

Binge Alcohol Use in Alaska Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):

  • In Alaska it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of binge alcohol users over a one month period was 116,000.
    • An estimated 8,000 of the binge alcohol users in Alaska over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
    • An estimated 26,000 of the binge alcohol users in Alaska over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
    • An estimated 82,000 of the binge alcohol users in Alaska over a one month period were 26 or older.
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