Aslan star reveals how sex abuse sparked heroin addiction

ROCK band front man, Christy Dignam, has spoken of how his sexual abuse as a child contributed to his heroin addiction as an adult.

Dignam, lead singer with Aslan, said it was usually assumed the music industry brought him into contact with drugs but he believed his addiction was purely attributable to personal issues.

The 49-year-old Dubliner was sexually abused by a neighbour over several years, beginning at the age of six.