More than three in five (63%) Northern Irish drinkers feel their country has an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, according to new research released today.
Shining a light on the full extent of the UK’s drinking habits, The 2023 Drinkaware Monitor revealed that 63% of local drinkers feel the province has an unhealthy relationship which rises to 66% in Scotland, 56% in England but falls to 38% in Wales.
However only one in 10 Northern Irish drinkers (10%) feel they personally have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol.
Concern in Northern Ireland is most likely to be for a friend's drinking, with 27% of those with a concern stating it relates to a friend, rising to 29% among men.
The Drinkaware Monitor 2023 is the annual ‘state of the nation' survey conducted for Drinkaware by YouGov, that provides an insight into the drinking habits of the UK.
Shining a light on the full extent of the UK’s drinking habits, The 2023 Drinkaware Monitor revealed that 63% of local drinkers feel the province has an unhealthy relationship which rises to 66% in Scotland, 56% in England but falls to 38% in Wales.
However only one in 10 Northern Irish drinkers (10%) feel they personally have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol.
Concern in Northern Ireland is most likely to be for a friend's drinking, with 27% of those with a concern stating it relates to a friend, rising to 29% among men.
The Drinkaware Monitor 2023 is the annual ‘state of the nation' survey conducted for Drinkaware by YouGov, that provides an insight into the drinking habits of the UK.
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00:02 - People that I know that I think perhaps drink too much,
00:11 they, we don't really talk about it.
00:14 - I would say we're partially comfortable
00:16 talking about alcohol,
00:17 but when it comes to like people having like alcoholism
00:20 or like struggling with like drinking and stuff,
00:22 I don't think we're as open to having that conversation.
00:27 - If you use the same approach as you do
00:29 with mental health and with drinking,
00:31 that actually by talking to someone,
00:33 you could help them massively.
00:35 And you might be sorting out a problem earlier
00:38 rather than waiting for it to become a real, real issue.
00:41 - There's a bit of a social stigma probably involved
00:45 in admitting that you're kind of drinking too much.
00:47 Certainly in the past when I have found myself doing that,
00:50 it has been helpful to have one of my really close friends
00:53 just kind of tell me that I need to just slow down
00:56 a little bit actually.
00:57 - If it's something that people aren't talking about,
00:59 it will become an issue because it just becomes worse.
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