Substance abuse professionals note that Black people have a higher genetic predisposition to alcoholism, despite having lower alcohol consumption rates than their White counterparts.

In 2022, 20.7% of Hispanic respondents and 17. 8% of white respondents reported using a substance other than cannabis within the last 12 months, while 8.3% of Black respondents reported the same.

Nearly 49 million people in the US ages 12 and older – more than 1 in 6 – had a substance use disorder in 2022, according to survey data released Monday by the US Department of Health and ...

White Americans had the next highest death rate, with lower figures for Black Americans and the lowest ones for Asian American seniors. Over all, 11,616 Americans aged 65 and older died of alcohol ...