Cocaine, alcohol and gambling addictions 'often go hand-in-hand', says treatment centre

Rutland Centre CEO, Maebh Mullany: 'Our message would be to people is that it can definitely change, you can turn your life around.' Picture: The Rutland Centre

Addictions to cocaine, alcohol and gambling “often go hand-in-hand”, a residential treatment centre has warned, as it highlighted a dramatic surge in poly-addiction cases last year.

The Rutland Centre based in Dublin said that over three in five (62%) of people who presented to it last year did so with multiple addictions, which was a significant increase from 48% in 2022.