As part of its 40th birthday celebrations, the Rutland Centre is looking for some of the 10,000 who’ve passed through its doors since 1978 to tell their story, to help those suffering from addiction to come forward to seek help themselves.
The addiction treatment centre wants to then share these stories of others as part of Recovery Month this September.
Last month on TheJournal.ie, we shared the story of Stephen. He almost lost his family through an addiction to cocaine, before going for treatment at the Rutland Centre.
He said: “I thought I’d go in there, and they’d just fix me. I didn’t realise how much work I’d have to put in myself… Those six weeks were powerful.”
The Rutland Centre now wants to tell stories like Stephen’s to help inspire those who may need to reach out for recovery.
Its chief executive Maebh Mullany said that, when the centre opened, the addiction it dealt with was mainly alcohol but that has changed significantly in recent years.
She said: “Alcohol addiction remains a constant problem in our communities unfortunately but we have also seen, especially in the last 10 years, the growth in prevalence of new addictions such as gambling.
Source: Sean Murray, The Journal.ie, 15/07/18
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