Alcohol and Other Drugs
What is the problem?
Populations Affected by Alcohol
Minnesota; males (both adult and 12th graders) are more likely to report binge drinking than females.
When looking at reports of drinking in the past month, adult Minnesotans who self-identify as White reported the highest rate of drinking, followed by American Indian, and Multiple Race/Other.
Latino, African American and Asian Minnesotans were the least likely to report drinking in the past month.
Binge drinking was more common for American Indian, White and Multiple Race/Other than any other race/ethnicity.
Populations Affected by Alcohol – Data Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System
Survey Data Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008.
Minnesota Student Survey
Minnesota Department of Human Services. Estimating the Need for Treatment for Substance Abuse Among Adults in Minnesota: 2004/2005 Minnesota Treatment Needs Assessment Survey Final Report, St. Paul, Minnesota 2006.
