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[thejournal.ie] , Martin, Devin Sean and McCarron, Jamie and Grabarczyk, Wiktoria and McCrudden, Kasey Leigh Large numbers of people with drug addictions were 'left to kill themselves slowly' during lockdowns. (05 Jan 2022)

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For five months from March to September 2020, the government designated substance abuse support groups, such as Narcotics Anonymous, as non-essential services and ordered them to close, leaving thousands of struggling addicts without a lifeline.....

When contacted by The Journal about restricting substance abuse support services during the Covid lockdown, the HSE said, “We need to continue to implement strict infection prevention and control measures across our services in order to deliver care in the safest way possible. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to maintain social distancing and adhere to public health advice, we are aware that the capacity of residential services has been affected.”......


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