10% increase in numbers treated for addiction disorders

Of the 543 people treated last year, 351 were men and 192 were women.

The number of people treated in hospital for drug or alcohol addiction disorders increased by nearly 10% last year.

According to details released under the Freedom of Information Act, 543 people had one of these illnesses as a main diagnosis when they were discharged from an Irish hospital in 2018, compared to 498 the year before. The figures relate to inpatient or day cases, so do not include emergency department admissions.