Almost 1-in-14 Irish people who drink meet the criteria for dependent drinking. New figures published by the Health Research Board also show that 75% of all alcohol consumed was done so as part of a binge drinking session.
The figures were taken as part of the first National Alcohol Diary Survey, involving almost 6,000 people aged 18-75 across Ireland during 2013.
According to the survey 150,000 Irish people are dependent drinkers and 1.35 million are harmful drinkers.
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