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Addiction counsellors across the country have been reporting a dramatic increase in those seeking help for drug addiction causing devastation to many. Pauline McKeown chief executive of the Coolmine Treatment centre and Colm Burke appointed Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and the National Drugs Strategy.