More women than ever addicted to heroin, says HSE official

Heroin use in Limerick has reached an all-time high with an estimated 800 addicts in the city and wider region compared to about 100 in 2002.

According to the HSE Mid-West co-ordinator of drugs and alcohol services, Rory Keane, there are more young women than ever addicted to the drug, which is primarily centred in Limerick City.

“We feel heroin addiction in the city has become quite deep-seated.”