Key Points

Daily Alcohol Consumption

• In 2021, 8.4% of adults aged 18–75 reported drinking alcohol daily since 2017.

• The proportion of daily alcohol consumers has not changed significantly. This proportion is not significantly different from the national average (8%).

Heavy episodic drinking

• In 2021, 15.5% of adults aged 18–75 reported having heavy drinking episodes at least once a month; this proportion has not changed significantly since 2017.

• This proportion is not significantly different from the national level (16.5%).

Exceeding low-risk drinking guidelines

• In 2021, 19% of adults aged 18 to 75 reported exceeding the guidelines for lower-risk drinking.

• This proportion is not significantly different from the national level (22%). This proportion was significantly higher among men and in the highest income brackets.

Emergency room visits directly related to alcohol

• In 2023, 5,374 emergency room visits directly related to alcohol were recorded, compared to 4,587 in 2017.

• The proportion of emergency room visits directly related to alcohol, however, was decreasing, particularly in light of the increase in emergency room visits for all causes since 2021.

• The atypical year of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saw a lower number of visits.

• The departments with the highest rates of emergency room visits directly related to alcohol were Cher, Indre, and Loir-et-Cher.