An Ennis based treatment facility is warning problem drinking can become a generational issue for families.
Recent data from Alcohol Action Ireland shows almost 1 million people in Ireland grew up with a problem drinker in the home.
The Adverse Childhood Experience study also found a strong link between post-traumatic stress disorder and having a problem drinker in the household.
Deputy Manager at Bushypark Addiction Treatment Centre, Maedhbh Firmino da Silva Santos, says a parent’s drinking habits can be absorbed by children.
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