n 2017, the per capita alcohol consumption in Ireland equated to every Irish adult (aged 15 years and over) drinking 13.9 litres of alcohol, considerably higher than the 6.5 litres globally.1 Alcohol-related harms are associated with this level of alcohol consumption, with the period from 1995 to 2013 seeing an 82% increase in alcohol-related hospital admissions in Ireland.
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