Alcohol treatment reverses recent trend with rise in 2022

Among those who said they drank in the last 30 days when starting treatment, there has been a significant jump in both daily drinking and the amount of alcohol being consumed.

Alcohol treatment cases rose in 2022, reversing a trend in recent years, figures show.

The Health Research Board (HRB) said there was an 8% increase between 2021 and 2022, bringing treatment cases to over 7,400 last year.