75pc of drug rehab clients also have mental health disorders: report

In its latest annual report on addiction and mental illness, one of the country's largest residential rehabilitation services identified a 40 per cent increase in admissions relating to alcohol use.

Odyssey House also found that a record three-quarters of its clients had mental health conditions as well as their addictions.

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Elaine (not her real name), businesswoman and former alcohol treatment patient
Julie Babineau, chief executive, Odyssey House
Michael (not his real name), former businessman and ice treatment patient