Drugs statistics
The consumption of alcohol and other drugs, and their related harms, is a significant public health issue in Northern Ireland.
Information provided
The Preventing Harm, Empowering Recovery strategic framework to tackle the harm from substance use identifies that monitoring and evaluation must be an integral part. This section presents information on alcohol and drug use among adults and children and information on persons presenting for treatment.
Current publications
- Substance use strategy indicators - summary report
- Statistics from the Northern Ireland substance misuse database 2023/24
- Health Survey Northern Ireland
- Young persons behaviour & attitudes survey
- Drug prevalence survey
Previous publications
For previous surveys use the link above.
Additional Information
- Background quality report for statistics from the Northern Ireland substance misuse database
- Accessibility statement for Substance Misuse Database
Privacy notice - information and analysis directorate
Privacy notice - substance misuse database
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