Joyce Fegan meets three people who have overcome addiction thanks to treatment facilities and employers who have helped them recover their dignity

By Joyce Fegan

Original Source: irishexaminer.com

Sean O'Reilly: "I never thought I'd get my brother and sister back and now they're ringing me every day"

Sean O'Reilly, 25, entered rehab for drug addiction at the height of the pandemic - October 2020.

"I had to ring in every day to get my name down in Tiglin (Wicklow), they'd put a tick beside your name each time you rang. I rang every day for five months until I got a place," explains Sean, originally from Dublin.

In the years leading up to this point, there had been a series of lows.

"I kept hitting rock bottom and then getting back up. But I couldn't get the balance. There'd be one good week, one bad week. But having gotten through it all, now I can see I had hit rock bottom that last time," explains Sean.

Sean started using drugs at about 15 years of age, and it gradually progressed...click here to continue reading

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