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.

How do members experience alcohol use disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with alcohol use disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for alcohol use disorder*

Who has alcohol use disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 42
30s 405
40s 639
50s 657
60s 454
70+ 203

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 847
Female 1,522