Alcohol statistics
The consumption of alcohol and other drugs, and their related harms, is a significant public health issue in Northern Ireland.
Information provided
The Preventing Harm, Empowering Recovery strategic framework to tackle the harm from substance use identifies that monitoring and evaluation must be an integral part. This section presents information on alcohol and drug use among adults and children and information on persons presenting for treatment.
Publications
- Substance use strategy indicators
- Statistics from the Northern Ireland substance misuse database 2023/24
- Adult drinking patterns survey
- Health survey Northern Ireland
- Young persons behaviour & attitudes survey
Previous publications
For previous surveys use the links above.
Additional Information
- Background quality report for statistics from the Northern Ireland substance misuse database
- Accessibility statement for substance misuse database
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