Record numbers seeking treatment for heroin and cocaine addiction
While the numbers coming forward addicted to alcohol and cannabis dipped across the south-east, there were marked increases in the numbers looking for help for abuse of heroin and cocaine.
The sixth annual “Overview of Drug Misuse” Report (2005), covering south-east areas Waterford, south Tipperary, Kilkenny, Carlow and Wexford, published by the Health Service Executive (HSE) South paints a bleak picture of serious drug addiction in the region.
