Number of teenagers with mental health issues attending drug addiction services 'through the roof'

Eight out of 10 adolescents attending an addiction treatment service have both a drug problem and mental health issue,  Oireachtas committee hears.

Eight out of 10 adolescents attending an addiction treatment service have both a drug problem and mental health issue, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Sara Cassidy, head of clinical services at treatment organisation Aiséirí, said “dual diagnosis” — drug and psychiatric issues — was “through the roof”.