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Alcohol Use Disorder. Problem drinking that becomes severe is given the medical diagnosis of âalcohol use disorderâ or AUD. Approximately 7.2 percent or 17 million adults in the United States ages 18 and older had an AUD in 2012. This includes 11.2 million men and 5.7 million women. Adolescents can be diagnosed with an AUD as well, and in 2012, an estimated 855,000 adolescents ages 12â17 had an AUD. To be diagnosed with an AUD, individuals must meet certain criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
Women and Alcoholism. Women do not have to drink as long or as much as men to develop serious illnesses from alcohol. The female body is far more sensitive to alcohol than the male body because of differences in how women process alcohol.Women tend to develop alcoholism later in life than men.njuries and Death as a Result of Alcohol Use in Men (2). 1  Men consistently have higher rates of alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations than women. 2  Among drivers in fatal motor-vehicle traffic crashes, men are almost twice as likely as women to have been intoxicated (blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater).