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Substance abuse: Cross-border addiction services awarded £12.4m

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One of the projects to benefit from the latest funding round is the Community Alcohol Detox+ Project, which said it exists to “support individuals in safely detoxing at home or a community space”.

Detox+ said it aims to deliver “personalised care” to mitigate the effects of alcohol on individuals, families and communities.

BBC News NI has previously reported on record numbers of alcohol related deaths in Northern Ireland, and a coroner said that alcohol misuse as the “greatest healthcare problem” the country faces.

In 2022, Northern Ireland had the joint highest rate in the UK of deaths from diseases caused by alcohol

The second beneficiary of the latest round of Peace Plus funding is a project known as Substance Use and Mental Health Interventions using Digital Technology (SUMIT).

It’s a pilot scheme aimed at giving people access to digital technologies and human support which will allow them to access the right support services while also teaching self-management.

Up to 1,500 beneficiaries will be targeted through four sites which will cover Letterkenny and Londonderry, prison services in Belfast, and sites in County Louth and Fife in Scotland.


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