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

• In Connecticut 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 197,000.
  • An estimated 16,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Connecticut over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
  • An estimated 61,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Connecticut over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
  • An estimated 120,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Connecticut over a one year period were 26 or older.

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

• In Connecticut 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 659,000.
  • An estimated 33,000 of the binge alcohol users in Connecticut over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
  • An estimated 156,000 of the binge alcohol users in Connecticut over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
  • An estimated 470,000 of the binge alcohol users in Connecticut over a one month period were 26 or older.