Drug use in Ireland 2023: Findings from the Healthy Ireland Survey

Published: 02 July 2025
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The Healthy Ireland Survey is an interviewer-administered survey of the health and health behaviours of people living in Ireland. It was first conducted in 2015 and is undertaken annually. It is commissioned by the Department of Health and carried out by Ipsos B&A. Each wave has included a sample of approximately 7,500 individuals, representative of the population aged 5 years and over.  Fieldwork for the 2023 survey, which was the eighth wave, took place between October 2022 and April 2023.

Place of publication
Dublin
Publication type
HRB publication
Publisher
Health Research Board
Creator
Health Research Board
ISSN Number
2737-7652

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