Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says every family in Ireland has an addiction problem.
The oldest rehabilitation centre in Ireland saw a 31 per cent increase in demand for its drug addiction treatment in 2014.
In its annual report for 2014, Coolmine Therapeutic Community said that there was also an increase in heroin as the primary drug of choice for their clients accessing services.
The report shows that almost seven in 10 women and half of the men in residential therapy cited their addiction to heroin.
CEO of Coolmine Pauline McKeown said the increase in heroin usage was down to supply and demand.
“What we’re aware of is that about a year and a half ago production increased in Afghanistan in those areas, which is what we’re seeing now coming into Europe and more specifically coming into Ireland,” Ms McKeown said.
Source: Kirstin Campbell, The Irish Times, 15/07/15
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