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A news Report shows 7.5 million children under age 18 (10.5 percent of the population) lived with a parent who has experienced and alcohol use disorder in the past year. (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2012). According to the report Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serivices (SAMHSA) 6.1 million of these children live with two parents - with either one or both parents experiencing and alcoholic use disorder in the past year.

1.4 million children live in households with single parents who have alcohol use disorders.In these households. 1.1 million children live with a mother and the 0.3 million lived with a father. (National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, 2005-2010)