Despite the risk and financial burden associated with AUD, few with the disorder seek services for alcohol problems. A recent study concluded that there are generally four types of service users among those with AUD: multiservice (8.7%), private professional users (32.8%), AA with specialty addiction service users (22.0%), and users of AA alone (36.5%) (Mowbray et al., 2015). Among those with AUD, lifetime help-seeking ranges from 10.69–18.85%, with Hispanic females seeking the least help and Black males seeking the most help (Chartier & Caetano, 2011). Rates of lifetime treatment utilization among those with AUD are higher than help-seeking, with 14.65–30% of those with AUD utilizing treatment in their lifetime (Alvanzo et al., 2014; Cohen et al., 2007). Older individuals are more likely to have endorsed utilizing services than those under the age of 45, which may reflect age-related reporting biases, longer duration of AUD and time to recognize problems and seek treatment, or it may also reflect reduced attention to AUDs in younger cohorts (Alvanzo et al, 2014). Past-year estimates of treatment utilization vary by study and range from less
