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30

Oct

16:00 - 17:00
Event Disease Control and Prevention

Trends in alcohol-related hospitalizations, deaths and consumption patterns in Ireland pre-minimum unit pricing phase

Trends in alcohol-related hospitalizations, deaths and consumption patterns in Ireland pre-minimum unit pricing phase

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30

Oct

16:00 - 17:00
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Organised by: EUPHA Chronic Diseases Section Speakers: Ms Isabelle Mary Kate Coonan and Dr. Zubair Kabir, University College Cork, Ireland

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Speakers:

  • Isabelle Coonan, University College Cork, Ireland
  • Zubair Kabir, University College Cork, Ireland

Alcohol is an addictive substance and a carcinogen that is frequently consumed in a hazardous manner causing serious illness, hospitalizations, and deaths. Ireland has one of the highest rates of hazardous consumption globally, with 66% of the population consuming alcohol in 2021, and 20% engaging in hazardous consumption. Several legislative measures have been introduced in Ireland since 1990, with The Public Health (Alcohol) Act in 2018 being the most comprehensive one, aiming to reduce harmful consumption through a suite of measures, including minimum unit pricing (MUP), a cost-controlling measure on cheap alcohol introduced in January 2022. This presentation examines trends in consumption patterns, hospitalisations, and deaths due to alcohol consumption in Ireland from 1990 to 2021, through a time trend ecological study design, using multiple sources of both national and international data. This study provides a baseline information on alcohol burden in Ireland before the introduction of MUP.

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