Charities helping people with addiction problems which have had to curtail some of its services because of coronavirus say they are worried clients may fall back into misuse.
Many groups, including Alcoholics Anonymous, have now taken to online social platforms to keep in contact, but there are concerns about those who cannot or will not engage.
Addiction Response Crumlin (ARC) in Dublin first opened it doors 24 years ago. Since then it has helped thousands of people with drug and alcohol addictions.
They assist people to try and reduce their dependency and provide aftercare support for those who have come out the other side.