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Ennis demands HSE methadone clinic as heroin addiction rises

 

A Clare town is stepping up demands for the HSE to establish a methadone clinic.

Ennis mayor Michael Guilfoyle supported a call by Cllr Paul O’Shea for the town council to press the HSE for the service. 

This comes after a reported fivefold rise in people requiring treatment for heroin addiction in Ennis. 

At the council’s September meeting, Mr O’Shea said: "The figures show there is a need for a methadone clinic." 

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Source: Gordon Deegan, Irish Examiner, 08/09/2011

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