What Percent of the USA is Alcoholic? A Clinical Look at Alcohol Use Disorder
                                
                                
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                                According to 2020 data from the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics (NCDAS), 10.2% of Americans aged 12 and older had Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), the clinical term for what is colloquially known as alcoholism. This critical statistic helps clarify and answer the complex question: what percent of the USA is alcoholic?