Indiana Alcohol Statistics

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

In Indiana 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 398,000.
- An estimated 34,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Indiana over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 135,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Indiana over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 230,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Indiana over a one year period were 26 or older.

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

In Indiana 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 1,122,000.
- An estimated 53,000 of the binge alcohol users in Indiana over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 318,000 of the binge alcohol users in Indiana over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 751,000 of the binge alcohol users in Indiana over a one month period were 26 or older.

Indiana Statistics

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Arkansas	California	Colorado
Connecticut	Delaware	Florida
Georgia	Hawaii	Idaho
Illinois	Indiana	Iowa
Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana
Maine	Maryland	Massachusetts
Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi
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