Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 October 2025

Committee on Drugs Use

Intergenerational Trauma: Discussion

2:00 am

Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Fine Gael)

Dr. O'Shea makes a great evidence-based case for the ability to recover from trauma and for trauma to be treated How much more challenging is it in the case of a dual diagnosis, where an individual is obviously self-medicating and that is where the addiction begins in the first place? When individuals are gone beyond initial treatment, how difficult is it for medical professionals to treat those with a dual diagnosis?

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