Key Points

Daily Alcohol Consumption

• In 2021, 9.1% of adults aged 18–75 reported drinking alcohol daily. This proportion is not significantly different from the national average (8.0%).

• The proportion of daily alcohol consumers has decreased significantly since 2017.

Heavy episodic drinking

• In 2021, 16.4% of adults aged 18–75 reported having heavy drinking episodes monthly.

• This proportion is not significantly different from the national average (16.5%). This proportion has not changed significantly since 2017.

Exceeding guidelines for lower-risk drinking

• In 2021, 21.1% 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 significantly lower among those in the lowest income brackets.

Emergency room visits directly related to alcohol

• In 2023, 15,145 emergency room visits directly related to alcohol were recorded, whereas in 2017, this number stood at 17,464.

• The proportion of emergency department visits directly related to alcohol was also decreasing. The year 2020, which was atypical due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the overall decline in emergency department use, showed a higher proportion of such visits but a lower number of emergency department visits compared to 2019.

• In the region, the departments with the highest rates of emergency room visits directly related to alcohol were the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var.