Colorado Alcohol Statistics

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

In Colorado 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 339,000.
- An estimated 26,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Colorado over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 102,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Colorado over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 211,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Colorado over a one year period were 26 or older.

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

In Colorado 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 948,000.
- An estimated 43,000 of the binge alcohol users in Colorado over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 231,000 of the binge alcohol users in Colorado over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 674,000 of the binge alcohol users in Colorado over a one month period were 26 or older.

Colorado Statistics

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