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Originally Posted by Fredster
Bonny, you are rare to not have someone in your circle of friends and family without the problem since...
"More than seven percent of the population ages 18 years and older -- nearly 13.8 million Americans --
have problems with drinking, including 8.1 million people who suffer from alcoholism.
20% of suicide victims in the United States are alcoholics."
It is all over and all around, yet there are a lot of people that can and do drink responsibly and do not become addicted!
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According to your stats.............4% of the populations are alcoholics and 20% of all suicides are alcoholics. This tells me the alcoholics in the US, as a percentage, are going down.
Interesting.