Drug treatment centre ‘can’t cope with demand’

A CHARITY warned yesterday of the increased pressure on treatment centres to deal with addicts using dangerous cocktails of drink and drugs.

The Aiseirí organisation, which provides treatment and extended care centres in Tipperary, Wexford and Waterford, said it “cannot keep up with demand” from a growing number of young addicts suffering from a range of addiction.

The group revealed there was now a waiting list of over six weeks at its residential centres.