Over 1,500 children were admitted to hospital for eating disorders between 2018 and 2022.

The Health Research Board lists a range of indicators that point to a worsening problem.

It represents 5.8 per 1,000 population nationally affected by such drugs which include morphine, methadone, fentanyl, codeine and tramadol.

Depressive disorders accounted for the highest proportion of all adult admissions, followed by schizophrenia.

Data from the Health Research Board shows Ireland still has the third-highest in the world in terms of the number of pubs per person

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On average, 10 homeless people died per month in 2020