West of Ireland is seeing higher demand for addiction treatment, says Coolmine centre
The Dublin-based addiction centre treated 1,350 people in 2018 and is now planning an expansion to Limerick.
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The Dublin-based addiction centre treated 1,350 people in 2018 and is now planning an expansion to Limerick.
Two male pedestrians were seriously injured when they were struck by a car in Blanchardstown, Dublin yesterday.
Gardaí said that the incident happened just after 9.30am this morning.
Coolmine clients who are currently recovering from addictions have sailed this week as part of a Voyage of Recovery programme.
Irish Rail said the truck failed to stop at the barriers.
Gardaí searching for a missing woman discovered the remains yesterday.
Mary started smoking cannabis when she was 14 – it would be 22 years before she would stop.
The chairman of a drug treatment programme said that the government needed to give more urgency to the housing crisis.
Investigations are ongoing.
Coolmine Therapeutic Commnity is the only ‘mother and child’ facility in the country.
As far back as 2012 Father Peter McVerry was warning that the drug was going to ravage areas in Ireland like it has done in the US.
Cannabis worth €100,000 was found after gardaí raided a premises in west Dublin.
Anne’s son has been battling addiction for 27 years.
Coolmine Therapeutic community helped 1,000 people with addiction problems last year – Ann Marie Taylor was one of those people.
Coolmine’s therapeutic community helps 1,000 people overcoming addiction every year and 60% of those who complete the therapy remain drug free.
The two teenagers ran towards Coolmine Woods after the incident, where they were found by gardaí.