Eight out of ten people seeking addiction treatment from the Rutland Centre are for alcohol-related problems.

Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Rutland Centre Chief Executive Maebh Leahy said alcohol addiction is still the number one issue for the centre, but there has been an increase in the number of problem gamblers, mainly men in their 20s and 30s.

93% of women who presented at the centre last year had an alcohol problem, up from 73% in 2006.

Ms Leahy said "there's been a lot of media attention around women and drinking and the way that patterns have changed and behaviours have changed" and the Rutland Centre is seeing that being "borne out".

The Centre is today publishing some headline figures from a forthcoming analysis of the key trends it has experienced in treating over 2,000 people for addiction in the last decade.

The average age for those seeking treatment is 41, Ms Leahy said.

She said it was "quite concerning" to see an increase in the numbers from the 18-24 age group seeking treatment for addiction, from 0% five years ago to 11% in 2015.

The Centre is also reporting a rise in the number of people presenting with multiple addictions this year, with 62% of its clients affected by more than just one addiction.