Adults with disabilities had three times the rate of alcohol use disorder (AUD) than non-disabled adults. In particular, adults with serious mental illness and acquired brain injury had rates that were over 10 and five times higher than adults without these types of disabilities, respectively, according to recent research – Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnoses Among Commercially Insured US Adults From 2016 To 2023, By Disability And Sex).

Throughout the study period, people with severe mental illness exhibited the highest rates of AUD (from 988.8 per 10,000 persons in 2016 to 1051.4 in 2023). The next highest rates were demonstrated in those with acquired brain injuries (from 479 in 2016 to 595.6 in 2023), in those with other…