Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Joint Committee On Health

Addiction Services: Discussion

Mr. Mick Devine:

Another theme of the conversation this morning is the stigma associated with addiction. There is a tendency for people to be secretive about it. They feel it disgraces the whole family and that they must keep it all to themselves.

That is associated with addiction and the tendency for people to be secretive or feel there is something that is a disgrace on the whole family and should be kept to themselves. If we could address that and destigmatise addiction, it would be of great benefit for the people involved.

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