Alcohol use disorder

Mental health and substance use. Also called: AUD.

How common is Alcohol use disorder in the US?

US population meeting DSM-5 criteria for past-year alcohol use disorder (any severity): 10.1% (NSDUH general population respondents (US, aged 12+), 2020; United States (nationally representative, National Survey on Drug Use and Health), 2020). Source: Addiction, 2024. Label: REPORTED.

• 10.1% US population meeting DSM-5 criteria for past-year alcohol use disorder (any severity). Out of: NSDUH general population respondents (US, aged 12+), 2020. Where: United States (nationally representative, National Survey on Drug Use and Health). When: 2020. Label: REPORTED.

  In 2020 NSDUH data, the estimated past-year DSM-5 AUD prevalence rate was 10.1% compared with a 5.4% rate of past-year DSM-IV abuse or dependence.

  Source: Implications of the shift to DSM-5 for alcohol use disorder prevalence estimates in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Addiction, 2024. PubMed 39252673. DOI 10.1111/add.16670.

Each figure measures something different. Do not compare them with each other or with other conditions.

Medical codes

• ICD-10-CM FY2026: F10.20 Alcohol dependence, uncomplicated (narrower). Code titles use dependence and abuse. DSM-5-TR uses a single use-disorder scale. The two are not treated as equivalent here.

Research activity

As of 2026-09-24: 1,398 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov (search Alcohol Use Disorder) and 7,041 PubMed records, 2021 to 2025. A count of records is not how common or serious the condition is.

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