(White et al., 2018). Finally, a recent analysis of data from two administrations of the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) concerning the prevalence of past 12-month DSM-IV alcohol use disorder (AUD) among US adults ages 18 and over suggested a nearly 50% increase over an 11-year period based on two surveys conducted in 2001/2 and 2012/13, respectively (Grant et al., 2017). This was accompanied by a nearly 30% increase in high-risk drinking, defined as engaging in one or more binge drinking episodes—four drinks in a day for women or five drinks in a day for men—on a weekly basis or more frequently during the prior 12 months.
