More than 500 heroin addicts in Limerick

THE number of heroin addicts waiting to access a methadone treatment programme in Limerick is at an all-time high.

The disclosure came yesterday from the head of the HSE drug and alcohol treatment service in the mid-west counties.

Rory Keane said there are 175 heroin addicts undergoing methadone treatment in the region, the vast majority in Limerick city.