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Coolmine opens up for cameras

AN EMOTIVE three-part series featuring the life, workings and people at Coolmine Therapeutic Community began on TV3 tonight.

The Rehab is a character-led, multi-layered journey into what is one of Ireland’s most successful rehabilitation centres.

Founded in the early ’70s, Coolmine TC began life as Ireland's first voluntary drug-free treatment service for addicts. 

It later faced challenges and struggled for survival when addiction treatment began to be dominated by harm reduction strategies in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.

However, it has now evolved into a modern treatment centre that uses evidence-based clinical practices to help clients recover from addiction problems.

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Source: The Dublin People, 16/10/17

Posted by drugs.ie on 10/16 at 02:43 PM in
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