Among respondents with 12-month and lifetime DSM-5 AUD, 7.7% and 19.8%, respectively, sought treatment or help for AUD. Corresponding rates for any 12-month and lifetime DSM-IV AUD were 8.1% and 15.6%, slightly higher than those in the 2001-2002 NESARC (7.2% and 14.0%, respectively). In the NESARC-III, the mean age at first treatment of DSM-5 AUD was 29.4 years, representing a 3-year lag between the mean ages at onset (26.2 years) and treatment.
