As seen from the prior data, large variation was found in lifetime and 12 month (current) drinking prevalence rates. A different picture emerged when current drinkers only were examined (Table 2). The most striking difference was the high level of abuse and dependence among current drinkers in the Pachuca sample which ranked second, only behind the US. Among current drinkers, Poland had the lowest rates of abuse and dependence. Overall, 20% of these EDs patients had a current DSM-IV alcohol use disorder which demonstrates, as expected, the large role of alcohol among these patients. Overall, the criterion with the largest prevalence was larger/longer and the criterion with the lowest prevalence was legal problems. As expected, the four measures of heavy drinking were found to have high variation in prevalence and large differences across sites. Usual 5+/4+ was highest in Pachuca and drunkenness was highest in Santa Clara. The consumption variable with the smallest variation in prevalence across sites was 5+ weekly for men or monthly for women.
