Arkansas Alcohol Statistics

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

In Arkansas 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 168,000.
- An estimated 14,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Arkansas over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 53,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Arkansas over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 101,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Arkansas over a one year period were 26 or older.

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

In Arkansas 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 484,000.
- An estimated 26,000 of the binge alcohol users in Arkansas over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 120,000 of the binge alcohol users in Arkansas over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 337,000 of the binge alcohol users in Arkansas over a one month period were 26 or older.

Arkansas Statistics

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Arkansas	California	Colorado
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