Based on the most recent statistics from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 48.4 million Americans (16.8%) aged 12 and older were diagnosed with a substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year. This includes both alcohol and drug use disorders (9.7% and 9.8%, respectively). 1

Of the individuals with SUD, 1 in 5, or 19% received treatment for substance use, and only 2.5% of those with alcohol use disorder received evidence-based treatment with medication for alcohol use disorder in the past year. 1,2 For comparison-sake, think of this through the lens of say diabetes, inclusive of prediabetes; of the 11.6% and 38% of the U.S. population with this diagnosis, respectively, 3 imagine a world where only 1 in 5 of these individuals sought treatment. While reasons for not

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