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.

Fri, 27 Aug, 2010 - 01:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

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.

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