More funding needed to address 'escalating addiction crisis', warns recovery group

In its pre-budget submission, Tabor Group said the need for addiction treatment services in Ireland has reached crisis levels, exacerbated by the lingering effects of the covid pandemic.

Addiction treatment provider Tabor Group has issued an urgent plea for more government funding to address what it called the “escalating addiction crisis”.

The organisation, which has been providing addiction recovery services for over 35 years, says it is under pressure to guarantee its 36 treatment beds in aging buildings that are in urgent need of upgrade, that it is expecting shortfalls in revenue funding this year, and is struggling to keep pace with the growing needs of those seeking help.