More than half of Irish drinkers consume alcohol in a harmful manner, according to the results of a new survey out today.
Harmful drinking, using AUDIT-C scores, was more common among male drinkers (71%) than female drinkers (44%) and more common among 18–24-year-old drinkers (75%) than their older counterparts.
A total of 56% of all adult drinkers returned a positive AUDIT-C score.
The Drug Prevalence Survey 2010-11, published by the Department of Health, also revealed that only 13% of the population are now classed as non-drinkers, with three quarters of people having consumed alcohol in the past year.
Women (15%) were more likely than men (11%) to be non–drinkers
Source: Irish Examiner, 25/09/2012
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