This report presents the main findings of a survey carried out to provide an up-todate picture of adult drinking patterns in Northern Ireland in 2008. The findings are based on responses to a questionnaire from a representative sample of 1753 respondents aged between 18 and 75 years old. The report examines the amount of alcohol respondents consumed, when, where and what they drank and who they drank with, together with binge and problem drinking. Those respondents who said that they drank alcohol were asked a series of questions about their alcohol consumption in the week prior to the survey.