'I was taking drugs all day, every day': Cork mother drug-free after treatment at Limerick addiction centre

The Coolmine centre has seen a 26% increase in the number of women accessing its services in the Mid-West

In 2023, Elaine Cremin, aged 34, joined Westbourne House, a Coolmine addiction centre in Limerick City, which allows women to undergo treatment while remaining close to their children.

A drug and alcohol addiction treatment charity has seen a 26% increase in the number of women accessing its recovery services in the Mid-West. 

Among them, a Cork mother joined an addiction centre after reaching her “last straw”.