Amazing

Facts About
Alcoholism
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Utah

Learni ng About
Utah

is a largely Mormon state and has some of the lowest alcohol

consumption rates in the country. However, this does not mean that Utah does not
battle with

alcoholism.

In fact, in

Utahs population, some unique alcohol consumption

characteristics could complicate treatment for alcoholism.
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Utah teens are more

likely to get wasted
than their peers
nationwide.
A 2013 report on underage drinking in Utah found
that while Utah teens are less likely to drink than
teenagers in other states, Utah teens who do drink
are actually more likely to drink to excess.

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17 percent of Utah high school

seniors polled said they drank alcohol in
the past 30 days, compared with 40
percent nationwide.

72 percent engaged in binge

drinking. This is much higher than the
55-percent national average.
According to the report, many young Utahns
are at risk

of developing
alcoholism.
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Utah drinkers are just as

prone to dangerous drinking
habits as people in other
states.
-about 25 percent of the adult UT population
consumes alcohol in any given month, compared to a
national rate of about 50

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Accordi ng to a recent
Utah Statewi de Substance
Abuse Epi demi ology
Prof i le
Rates of heavy drinking and binge
drinking among Utah drinkers are
consistent with national rates.
Since heavy drinking and binge
drinking correlate highly with
alcoholism, this means that Utah
drinkers just as prone to alcoholism
as the rest of the nation, despite

the low

state- wide

consumption.
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Utah alcohol
consumption has a highly
unusual age distribution.
-problem drinking is just as prevalent in older people as
it is in young people
-Utah has a flatter distribution of alcohol consumption and
abuse, with adults in their 30s, 40s, and 50s actually consuming
slightly more alcohol than people in their teens and 20s, according
to National Alcoholism Center (NAC).

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-Older

adults are also more

likely than young people to engage in

heavy drinking. According to

NAC, this unusual pattern actually
may actually complicate

statewide alcoholism
prevention efforts, as
alcoholism awareness campaigns are
usually targeted at the youth

population.
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Utahs alcohol

Utah
alcohol laws
dont stop
those
determined to
drink.

laws are
much more restrictive than
those in other states, particularly
when it comes to serving alcohol
in public. Nevertheless, some

statistics indicate that these

laws might not do much to curb
problem drinking.

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201 4 repo rt on alcohol

consumption in Utah found

that the majority of alcohol

consumed in Utah is done

at

h o me . This could lead to also

lead to pro blem dri nki ng .

Drinking alone at home is a

maj o r warni ng si gn that
you might have an alcohol
problem, and it is especially

dangero us

when you are

depressed.

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