"Among people aged 12 or older in 2022, 5.7 percent (or 16.1 million people) were heavy alcohol users in the past month (Figures 8 and 9 and Table A.1B). The percentage was highest among young adults aged 18 to 25 (7.6 percent or 2.6 million people), followed by adults aged 26 or older (6.0 percent or 13.4 million people). The percentage was lowest among adolescents aged 12 to 17 (0.2 percent or 63,000 people).
"By Race/Ethnicity
"Among people aged 12 or older in 2022, White people were more likely to be heavy alcohol users in the past month (6.6 percent) compared with Hispanic (5.1 percent), Black (4.2 percent), or Asian people (1.9 percent) (Figure 11 and Table B.4B). Asian people were less likely to be heavy alcohol users in the past month compared with people in other racial or ethnic groups. The estimate of current heavy alcohol use could not be calculated with sufficient precision for Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander people.13"
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2023). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. PEP23-07-01-006, NSDUH Series H-58). Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
