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More than 90% of people with AUD won’t receive treatment

Treatment can be life-changing but
 

stigma and denial are formidable
  • 14 million U.S. adults have Alcohol Use Disorder (6% overall; 8% of men and 4% of women) 1
  • An estimated 88,000 people die from alcohol-related causes annually
  • Alcohol-related causes are the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S., behind tobacco and poor diet/inactivity
  • Excessive alcohol use shortens the lives of those who die from it by an average of 30 years 2
  • Excessive drinking is responsible for 1 in 10 deaths among working-age adults 2
  • Alcohol misuse costs the U.S. roughly $250 billion annually
1. Other sources put the prevalence of AUD at 13% overall in the U.S. (17% for men and 9% for women); https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2647079
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm
Yet only 8% of adults with AUD in the past year received treatment

People with AUD generally fall into one of five categories
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The vast majority of people in the most common categories
​will ​never seek help

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The path of addiction is well known and predictable
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But so is the path of recovery
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​Box Now aspires to help
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bend the curve toward recovery sooner
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