That's Fit

It's hard to believe that almost a third of U.S. adults have actually abused alcohol, but that is exactly what the findings were from a new U.S. government study that was released just this week.

What's even more disturbing is that few of that 30 percent have received any kind of treatment. Now, I'm not sure how this study defined "alcohol abuse" in this study, but it did reveal that 43 percent of men and 19 percent of women were found to have admitted alcohol abuse at some point in their lives. I wonder if "getting drunk" once per lifetime is included here? Actually, the study did say that "alcohol abuse" was being defined as "drinking-related failure to fulfill major obligations at work, school or home; social or legal problems; and drinking in hazardous situations.

Additionally, alcoholism was characterized by compulsive drinking; preoccupation with drinking; and tolerance to alcohol or withdrawal symptoms. So, that pretty much ties up the specifics here. Does any of those fall under your domain? There is a 30 percent chance of "yes" to that question it looks like. Among ethnic proportions, the Native American and white population were found to have higher rates of drinking problems than other groups.