Landlords use antisocial behaviour ‘excuse’ to evict young addicts’ families

The families of some children accessing a HSE adolescent addiction service allegedly faced eviction as landlords were using the “excuse” of child antisocial behaviour so as to vacate the property.

The claim is included in a report collated by the HSE’s adolescent addiction service dealing with large parts of south and west Dublin, including areas such as Clondalkin, Ballyfermot, Lucan, and Palmerstown.

It also shows falls in the rate of use of some drugs and said one third of teenagers accessing the addiction service had a drug debt issue.