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"It makes all the difference, having someone there that fully understands. 50 years and going strong"

Founded in 1972 by a number of local residents- including Father Denis Bradley, Tommy McCay, Jim McCready, Egder McCormack, Joanne Carlin and many more- The House in the Wells has spent the last 50 years helping those most in need. The House in the ...

19 Aug 2022 at 14:33

Children struggling to access drug and alcohol addiction services, data suggests

The number of children able to access youth addiction services has fallen to its lowest level on record during the pandemic, new figures suggest. Analysis of data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) found that 11,013 ...

03 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Derry News

Foyle MLA Delargy: Substance Use Strategy must be implemented

Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy has welcomed the publication of the Public Accounts Committee report into addiction services. However, the representative for Foyle said the report's findings showed how important it was for the Department of ...

01 Feb 2022 at 15:33

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ARC Fitness to host “Largest Outdoor Recovery Event in NI”

Addiction recovery service, ARC Fitness, is joining together with numerous like minded organisations across the city to host Derry's second ever recovery walk, on Saturday September 24. The partnering organisations include Bogside & ...

13 Sept 2022 at 17:33

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Co Derry man who died in custody was ‘in need of addiction services’

County Derry man James Fleck who died in custody could not get the best addiction services while in custody according to the Prisoner Ombudsman report into his death. The Ombudsman acknowledged that the Prison Officers kept him ‘as ...

28 Mar 2023 at 17:33

Local News

Charity event to honour late Donegal Town businessman Donal Bradley

A charity Tractor Run is being held in memory of late Donegal Town man Donal Bradley. Donal’s sudden death on January 19 at the age of 51 rocked the close-knit Clogher and wider Donegal Town community. Organisers of the Donal ...

15 Apr 2023 at 09:33

Scotland

Drug treatment waiting times meet national target

Drug and alcohol treatment waiting times have met the national target set by the Scottish Government, figures show. Public Health Scotland data shows that in the quarter to March 31, 7,622 people were referred to treatment ...

25 Jun 2024 at 12:52

Scotland

Half of drug survey respondents report feeling stigmatised by recovery services

Half of the respondents to a survey on drug services have reported feeling stigmatised or discriminated against in the past year, a report shows. Public Health Scotland on Tuesday published its evaluation of the Scottish ...

15 Jul 2025 at 14:04

Scotland

Right to Recovery Bill ‘won’t make huge amount of difference’, MSPs told

A proposed Bill to enshrine the right to recovery from addiction in law “won’t make a huge amount of difference”, MSPs have heard. The legislation, proposed by former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross, would ...

25 Mar 2025 at 16:11

Scotland

Addiction treatment waiting times target met in all but one health board area

A drug and alcohol treatment waiting times target was met in all but one of Scotland’s health boards, figures show. The Scottish Government set a target of three weeks from referral to treatment in 2011. Figures ...

25 Mar 2025 at 14:26

It is morally wrong not to open safer drug consumption room, says councillor

It would be morally wrong not to open the UK’s first safer drug-consumption room in Glasgow, a councillor has said. Allan Casey, who convenes Glasgow City Council’s addiction services, welcomed the official ...

13 Jan 2025 at 18:11

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