€3m drug rehab drive for Munster

EXTRA methadone clinics will be set up across Munster as part of a €3 million package announced yesterday to help heroin addicts.

New detox beds and thousands of counselling hours will also be provided in response to the rise of opiate abuse in the region.

The initiative was announced by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Cork following a meeting at City Hall between Drugs Strategy Minister John Curran, the city’s Lord Mayor Dara Murphy, and other key figures in the city’s war on drugs.