Family Statistics

• About 43% of U.S. adults -- 76 million people -- have been exposed to alcoholism in the family -- they grew up with or married an alcoholic or a problem drinker or had a blood relative who was an alcoholic or problem drinker.
• An estimated 6.6 million children under 18 live in households with at least one alcoholic parent.
  
• About 43% of adults in the US (76 million people) have had a parent, child, sibling or spouse who is or was an alcoholic.
  
• Currently, nearly 14 million Americans 1 in every 13 adults-abuse alcohol or are alcoholic. Several million more adults engage in risky drinking patterns that could lead to drug addiction. In addition, approximately 53 percent of men and women in the United States report that one or more of their close relatives have a drinking problem.
• One half of all traffic fatalities and one-third of all traffic injuries are related to to the abuse of alcohol. Accidents and suicides that are associated with alcohol problems are especially prominent in the teen years.