Integrating Addiction Services into General Medicine
Importance:
National epidemiologic information from recently collected data on the new DSM-5 classification of alcohol use disorder (AUD) using a reliable, valid, and uniform data source is needed.
Objective:
To present nationally representative findings on the prevalence, correlates, psychiatric comorbidity, associated disability, and treatment of DSM-5 AUD diagnoses overall and according to severity level (mild, moderate, or severe).
Design, Setting, and Participants:
We conducted face-to-face interviews with a representative US noninstitutionalized civilian adult (≥18 years) sample (N = 36?309) as the 2012-2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions III (NESARC-III). Data were collected from April 2012 through June 2013 and analyzed in October 2014.
Main Outcomes and Measures:
Twelve-month and lifetime prevalences of AUD.
Results:
Twelve-month and lifetime prevalences of AUD were 13.9% and 29.1%, respectively. Prevalence was generally highest for men (17.6% and 36.0%, respectively), white (14.0% and 32.6%, respectively) and ...