Latest figures from the Health Research Board show the number of cases treated increased from 7,993 in 2009 to 8,876 in 2011.
Since then, the numbers have decreased year-on-year to 7,616 in 2015.
The proportion of new cases of problem alcohol use fell 54.1% in 2009 to 46.7% in 2015, with nearly four out of 10 cases being treated in residential facilities.
Half of all of those in treatment for problem alcohol use started drinking alcohol at or before the age of 16.
The average age of those seeking help for alcohol abuse was 41 in 2015 — up from 38 in 2009. Two out of three cases treated involve men.
Source: Conall Ó Fátharta, The Irish Examiner, 04/07/17
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