Massachusetts Alcohol Statistics

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

In Massachusetts 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 463,000.
- An estimated 37,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Massachusetts over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 124,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Massachusetts over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 301,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Massachusetts over a one year period were 26 or older.

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

In Massachusetts 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 1,465,000.
- An estimated 72,000 of the binge alcohol users in Massachusetts over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 316,000 of the binge alcohol users in Massachusetts over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 1,077,000 of the binge alcohol users in Massachusetts over a one month period were 26 or older.

Massachusetts Statistics

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