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Addicts told help is available

An event being held in Croke Park today is being billed by organisers as the biggest celebration of recovery from addiction held in Ireland.

The event - titled A Celebration of Recovery - is part of Traveller Pride Week 2012 but is also open to those outside the Traveller community.

It is supported by the Pavee Point Drugs Programme, Coolmine Therapeutic Community and the Gaelic Athletic Association ASAP programme.

Pavee Point co-director Martin Collins told attendees there was help available: “Regardless of the nature of your addiction, whether it’s gambling, alcohol, illicit drug use, prescription drug use, tobacco, food etc, is that there is a way back.

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Source: Pamela Duncan, Irish Times, 20/06/2012

Posted by Andy on 06/20 at 08:40 AM in
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