That’s according to the Coolmine Theraputic Community who say they treated 1000 people in 2012 with nearly half of them poly drug users.

Their 2012 report also shows there’s a drop in heroin use in Dublin but it’s on the increase outside of the city.

Pauline McKeown Chief Executive Coolmine Theraputic Community:Francie Carey from Kilkee in County Clare is a former client of the centre, he says they saved his life: