Pennsylvania Alcohol Statistics

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

In Pennsylvania 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 715,000.
- An estimated 55,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Pennsylvania over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 233,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Pennsylvania over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 427,000 of the individuals with an alcohol addiction or alcohol abuse problem in Pennsylvania over a one year period were 26 or older.

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

In Pennsylvania 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 2,357,000.
- An estimated 116,000 of the binge alcohol users in Pennsylvania over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
- An estimated 593,000 of the binge alcohol users in Pennsylvania over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
- An estimated 1,649,000 of the binge alcohol users in Pennsylvania over a one month period were 26 or older.

Pennsylvania Statistics

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According to the University of Michigan.s Monitoring the Future Study in 2002, 1.6% of 8th graders, 1.8% of 10th graders, and 1.7% of 12th graders surveyed reported using heroin at least once during their lifetime. That study also showed that 0.9% of 8th graders, 1.1% of 10th graders, and 1% of 12th graders reported using heroin in the past year

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