Illinois Alcohol Statistics

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

In Illinois 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 899,000.
- An estimated 66,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Illinois over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 269,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Illinois over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 564,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Illinois over a one year period were 26 or older.

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

In Illinois 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 2,590,000.
- An estimated 127,000 of the binge alcohol users in Illinois over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 646,000 of the binge alcohol users in Illinois over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 1,817,000 of the binge alcohol users in Illinois over a one month period were 26 or older.

Illinois Statistics

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Living life without the need for drugs or alcohol is why people enroll in a drug rehab center. People who are addicted to drugs or alcohol often require help to stop using. An addict may try many times to quit on their own to no avail. This is because addiction is a very difficult problem to recover from without help. It takes time and a lot of effort to learn how to live drug-free and change one's approach and outlook about life in general.

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