[Independent.ie] , Kelleher, Lynne Number of children addicted to alcohol falls by half in decade. (07 Jun 2020)
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The number of children receiving treatment for alcohol addiction has halved in a decade - but a child addiction specialist warns against complacency, with thousands of 10- to 17-year-olds reporting getting drunk every month.
The new figures from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System [Published 19 November 2019] show the number of children under the age of 18 receiving treatment for alcohol addiction has sharply fallen since the last recession.....
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Alcohol use disorder > Alcohol dependence
T Demographic characteristics > Child / children
T Demographic characteristics > Adolescent / youth (teenager / young person)
T Demographic characteristics > Underage drinker
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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