Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As was said, this window of opportunity is sometimes really small when somebody is motivated and in that space to get treatment. It is important to have the appropriate services.

One of the things I am finding out is about going through detox and into rehabilitation. We have Cuan Dara in my area where people go in for detox. There used to be a transition into the likes of Keltoi, but that service has been closed for several years and this has caused a big gap. What is happening now, therefore, is that people may be getting detox, but then they are going back out into the environment they came from. Their tolerance levels are low. If they do go back using drugs, there is a very high chance of overdosing in that situation. I agree with Dr. Crowley that the kind of connected services he described are needed.