3.2. Alcohol and Suicide: Epidemiological Observations
Recent findings from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) [32] indicate that the 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV-TR alcohol dependence in the adult population in USA is 3.8% and that of alcohol abuse 4.7% [33]. This means that, every year, 8.5% of the adult US population in USA has an alcohol use disorder [33].