Biologic-Marker Studies in Alcoholism

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Abstract
A recent large-scale, multiple-site household survey has found that alcohol abuse or dependence is extremely common. Using systematic interview techniques and reliable diagnostic criteria, researchers found that the six-month prevalence among men ranged between 8 and 10 percent, and among women, between 1 and 2 percent. Rates were highest among respondents 18 to 44 years of age and dropped sharply after the age of 45.1 Approximately 69,000 Americans died in 1980 as a direct or indirect consequence of alcohol abuse, and its estimated cost to society in 1980, including the cost of reduced productivity, was approximately $90 billion.2 , 3 Although these . . .