10-year-olds show signs of drug addiction

CHILDREN as young as 10 are showing signs of addiction to drugs such as cannabis and a reliance on alcohol, according to the country’s oldest community-based drugs project.

Community workers responding to drug and alcohol misuse in Ballymun, Dublin, are reporting treating school children at such a young age presenting with patterns of addiction.

The community group is this month celebrating a series of events to mark its 30th year of services, which were founded after three young people died from heroin use in 1981.