Ireland has become the fourth heaviest drinking nation in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in terms of quantity of alcohol consumed,¹ and ranked joint third for binge drinking in an analysis of 194 nations by WHO.² Irish adults consume on average 11·5 L of pure alcohol per person every year, an increase of more than 100% compared with 60 years ago.³ Most alcohol in Ireland is now consumed at home and alcohol retailing off licences have increased by five-fold since 1990.

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爱尔兰的《公共卫生法案》：减少酒精危害至关重要

爱尔兰已经成为经济合作与发展组织的第四重饮酒国家的饮酒量，计¹和世卫组织的194个国家的排名分析，第三联为饮酒作乐。^2个爱尔兰成年人每年平均每人消耗11·5升纯酒精，与60年前相比，增长了100％以上。³自1990年以来，爱尔兰大部分的酒精现在都在家里消费，无证零售酒精已经增长了五倍。