Homelessness adding to addicts’ woes, says treatment centre

A group providing treatment for people suffering from drug and alcohol addiction has warned of the effect of homelessness on its clients and of its financial challenges in assisting them.

The Tabor Group operates at three locations — Tabor Lodge Residential Treatment Centre near Cork City, the Fellowship House Men’s Residence, and the Renewal Women’s Extended Treatment Centre — and its 2017 annual report found some differences among the client bases in the three services.

Of the 213 people who accessed treatment at Tabor Lodge, the main reasons for referral were alcohol (65%), followed by substance abuse (30%) and then gambling (5%).