Addiction Services
MQI provides comprehensive drug and alcohol services across our services. Please find details of available drug and alcohol services below, as well as details of addiction recovery services here.
Needle Exchange
| Entry Requirement | Open TimesContact DetailsLocation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop-in | Mon-Fri: 8am-1pm ; 2pm-7pm. Sun 7.30am-2pm | harmreductionservice@mqi.ie | Riverbank House, 13 Merchant’s Quay Dublin 8 |
| Outreach | Mon-Friday: 9am-5.30pm | Linda Somerville linda.somerville@mqi.ie 086 084 4729 | County Laois |
| Outreach | Mon-Friday: 9am-5.30pm | Derek Phelan derek.phelan@mqi.ie 086 411 3628 | County Longford |
| Outreach | Mon-Friday: 9am-5.30pm | Angela Garrett angela.garrett@mqi.ie 087 915 0329 | County Westmeath |
| Outreach | Mon-Friday: 9am-5:30pm | dats@mqi.ie | Co. Offaly |
Community Detox
| Open Times | Contact Details | Location |
|---|---|---|
Monday: 9.30 am – 12.00 (Addiction service) 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm (Primary health care only – no addiction service) Tuesday – Friday: 9.00 am - 11.30 am Friday: 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm (Primary health care only – no addiction service) |
Riverbank Open Access Centre, located at 13-14 Merchant’s Quay, Dublin 8, DO8 KT61 |
Residential Detox
Our Drug-Free Treatment Services provide treatment for drug users who wish to become drug-free. Service users can self-refer or may be referred from a wide variety of agencies across the country.
| Location | Open Times | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
| St. Francis Farm, Residential Detox Programme St Francis Farm, Tullow, Co. Carlow | 6 week full detox programme | P: 059 91 86761 |
Residential Rehab
MQI offers addiction recovery options in Dublin at High Park Residential Rehabilitation Programme in Drumcondra, and in Carlow at St. Francis Farm Detox and Rehabilitation Centre.
| Open Times | Contact Details | Location |
|---|---|---|
| St. Francis Farm Residential Rehabilitation St. Francis Farm, Tullow, Co. Carlow | 14-week drug-free residential programme | P: (059) 9151369 E: info.sffrehab@mqi.ie. |
| High Park Residential Rehabilitation Programme High Park, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | 14-week fully residential programme | P: 01 837 7883 E: info.highpark@mqi.ie |
Aftercare Drug-Free Programme
| Entry Requirement | Open Times | Contact Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Former drug users over 18 years of age, who are currently drug-free from drugs and alcohol and have completed a residential programme. | The programme runs five mornings a week, from 9.00 am – 1.00 pm | P: 01 524 0112 E: info.aftercare@mqi.ie | Merchants Quay Ireland – St John Bosco Youth Centre, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 |
Family Support
MQI provides specialist support to families to help them deal with the trauma related to having a loved one in addiction. Support is given either in a group or one-to-one setting:
| Entry Requirement | Open Times | Contact Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Referral | Tuesday PM | william.carroll@mqi.ie | MQI Family Support Dublin 8 |
| Self Referral | Monday-Friday: 9am-5.30pm | Alison Caldwell | Louth Meath Family Support Service |
| Self Referral | Monday-Friday: 9am-5.30pm | Siobhan Martin | MQI DATS Midlands Family Support, Offaly, Westmeath, Longford, Laois |
| Self Referral | Monday-Friday: 9am-5.30pm | Shane Von Metzradt shane.vonmetzradt@mqi.ie 086 466 8428 | MQI East Coast CRIS Service> Wicklow |
Community Engagement, Merchants Quay Dublin 8
The Community Engagement Team supports local residents and businesses within the surrounding areas of the MQI Riverbank service offering advice whilst also removing drug paraphernalia and disposing of used needles. We also link with rough sleepers in the area regarding drug use, anti-social behaviour and drug overdoses. The team are available to respond to calls from the local community
| Open Times | Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The Community Engagement Team is on call from 7.30 am – 4.00 pm Mon to Fri. | P: 086 1741404 |
Drug Rehabilitation CE Scheme
MQI currently runs two Community Employment Schemes for people who are in recovery from drug use. These schemes provide personal and social development opportunities to people and a pathway into mainstream education and employment
| Entry Requirement | Open Times | Contact Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self Referral | Monday - Friday | Jackie Broxton, CE Supervisor jackie.broxton@mqi.ie | Cavan and Monaghan Alcohol and Drug Service, Farnham Road, Cavan Town, Co Cavan, H12 FT29 |
| Self Referral | Monday-Friday | Helena Coughlan Laura Greene | MQI Midlands Community Employment Scheme, MQI Tanyard, Tullamore, County Offaly |
Medically Supervised Injecting Facility (MSIF)
Summary of MSIF
Following a protracted process An Bord Pleanála granted planning permission to MQI for the reconfiguration of our Riverbank Centre to provide for a medically supervised injecting facility (MSIF) in 2023. This service is now forecast to open in Q3 2024
MQI CEO Eddie Mullins says:
Delivery of an MSIF pilot is a key objective of the National Drug Strategy: Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, and is part of the Programme for Government. It is a vital healthcare service which will allow us to reach people who are vulnerable, marginalised, and often very sick, by offering them access to medical & nursing services as well as treatment options. With one death every day in Ireland from a drug overdose, this facility will save lives.
There is substantial evidence worldwide that MSIFs reduce public injecting, reduce discarded drug litter, and, most importantly, save lives.
We appreciate there are concerns, particularly among the local community, but we ask that they work with us on this. The MSIF will help save lives and get people into treatment, and it will also help to make the community a safer place for everyone.