Alcohol use disorder
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What is alcohol use disorder?
Alcoholism is a disease characterized by craving, the inability to control drinking, withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating or shakiness after stopping drinking and increasing tolerance.
Common symptoms reported by people with alcohol use disorder
Treatments taken by people for alcohol use disorder
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Compare treatments taken by people with alcohol use disorder
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Got a question about living with alcohol use disorder? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has alcohol use disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 223 say alcohol use disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 65 | |
| 30s | 163 | |
| 40s | 173 | |
| 50s | 178 | |
| 60s | 195 | |
| 70+ | 472 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 100 | |
| 20-29 years | 66 | |
| 30-39 years | 53 | |
| 40-49 years | 52 | |
| 50-59 years | 45 | |
| 60-69 years | 33 | |
| 70+ years | 18 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 796 | |
| Female | 1435 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 949 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 1349 |