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Alcohol was a factor in almost two-thirds of cases of self-harming in Northern Ireland. About 1,000 people went to the hospital each year with more looking for help at the weekends, according to a report from the Department of Health.
Jo Murphy, the spokeswoman for Pips Project, a support group, said many struggling people turn to alcohol. “You use a crutch when you break your leg and sometimes people use alcohol as a way of coping with life,” Murphy said.
The Northern Ireland Registry of Deliberate Self-Harm is part of a joint venture with the Republic of Ireland. In 2007, 1,043 people looked for help. In 2008, the total had risen to 1,048. The highest rates of self-harm were among 35-44 year-old women and 25-34 year-old men.
Alcohol was involved in 64 percent of episodes of self-harm over the two year period, with that proportion increasing in 2008. Murphy added that drinking is more socially acceptable than drug use in Ireland, but its effect is equally serious.
“Sometimes people see the addiction rather than the underlying things that bring them to that point,” Murphy said.
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