A Midwest Addiction Counsllor insists that educating young people is key to ensuring they don’t travel the road to alcohol addition.
It comes as new figures from the Health Research Board show cases of treatment for problem alcohol use here are the highest they’ve been in a decade.
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8,163 people received treatment last year, a 10 per cent rise on the year before, while one in four cases in 2023 also reported problem use of another drug alongside alcohol.
Addiction Counsellor with Cuan Mhuire Addiction Centre, Michael Guerin insists that targeted programmes for students in secondary schools are vital to prevent alcohol and drug addition in young people.
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