28% harmed by other’s drinking, HSE report finds

More than one in four people in Ireland have been harmed because of someone else’s drinking. A report by the HSE found that 28% of people have experienced at least one or more of the negative consequences of someone’s else’s drinking.

Such consequences include family and financial problems, assault, having property vandalised and being a passenger with a drunk driver.

One in six women experienced family problems, while one in nine men reported assaults because of other people’s drinking.