Two grieving mothers who lost their sons to drug overdoses broke down on live radio and accused Ireland of dismissing drug-related deaths as 'one less scumbag' to worry about.
Having lost her son (22) three years ago to an overdose, heartbroken Antoinette said “the scourge of addiction” was a public health issue that the “Government and most people” did not care about tackling.
“If an animal fell down a ditch, you would throw a rope in and pull it out,” she told RTÉ’s Liveline earlier today.
“He hated being addicted to drugs, the guilt overwhelmed him. You’ll never meet a happy drug addict.
“But the Government doesn’t care. People are dying every day from addiction and they’re doing nothing.”Unable to hold back tears, the grieving mother told broadcaster Joe Duffy: “He was a lovely boy, a lovely person. He loved me and his sister to pieces. He would give away his coat to someone he passed in the street who needed it.
“But he was trapped. He tried and he tried to break the addiction but he could never get away from it.
“He never stopped trying even up until the day he died.”
Source: David Kearns, Irish Independent, 14/12/15
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