More teens treated for drug addictions

MORE teens than ever are being treated for heroin and cannabis addiction at the country’s only treatment centre for adolescents, figures published yesterday show.

Aislinn Adolescent Addiction Treatment Centre, Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny, caters for 15 to 21-year-olds who want to kick alcohol and drug habits.

While alcohol is still the main drug of misuse, numbers attending for problem alcohol use over the past year has dipped to 56% down from 70% in 2001.