Two glasses half-filled with amber liquid sit next to a bottle of whiskey on a table.

More than 29.5 million Americans ages 12 and up[1] had alcohol use disorder[2] – the medical term for the disease commonly known as alcoholism – in 2022, when the most recent national data was published.

The condition is characterized by a pattern of heavy alcohol consumption with loss of control over drinking despite negative social, occupational or health consequences.

Deaths from excessive alcohol use have sharply...

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