Just a fifth of alcoholics getting treatment

Around 250,000 people in Ireland are alcoholics yet just a fifth are receiving treatment, it was claimed today.

Just a fifth of alcoholics getting treatment

Around 250,000 people in Ireland are alcoholics yet just a fifth are receiving treatment, it was claimed today.

More than a third of all drinkers binge with the cost of tackling alcohol-related problems soaring to over €900m a year, according to the country’s leading mental health hospital.

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