Report finds most common drugs used with alcohol were cocaine and cannabis
The National Drug Treatment Reporting System report on alcohol treatment found 8,163 people were treated for alcohol use last year, a quarter of whom reported mixing alcohol with another drug
The National Drug Treatment Reporting System report on alcohol treatment, published on Wednesday, finds 8,163 people were treated for alcohol use last year, a quarter of whom reported mixing alcohol with another drug. Cocaine was the most prevalent additional drug – more than doubling in the seven years from 2017 – from 607 cases to 1,310 last year.
Among those who consumed alcohol in the 30 days before treatment, just more than half consumed daily in the seven years between 2017 and 2023.Department of Finance torpedoes return of 9% VAT rate for hospitalityFor instance the report found women were “drinking on average more than two bottles of wine in a typical drinking session” or 15 standard drinks, while men were “drinking on average nine pints of beer or more than a half litre of spirits” or 18 standard drinks in a session.
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