On Monday's Déise Today, Damien was talking to Ricky. Ricky is a Waterford man formerly from Mitchelstown but has lived in Waterford for the past few years.
Ricky was telling us his story of Drug Abuse and the help that he received via 'Narcotics Anonymous'.
Ricky began by talking about what led him down the road to drug abuse by talking about school. He says that he was quite big in school and when he went into first year in secondary school, that it was his chance to make himself school. He decided to try and hang out with what he said were "the cool kids in the school, and I wanted to be cool". He hoped that by getting in with them, those other people would no longer bully him anymore. He says that he was "bullied badly in school."
However, he says that these people then sent him down a bad path, he began to rob people and to take drugs as well. He says that "robbing people isn't right but your morals would simply go out the window". He began to go down a dark place and became addicted to drugs.
He wants people to become aware of the great work that is being done by 'Narcotics Anonymous' and of the 'Narcotics Anonymus' event that is taking place in St. Patrick's Gateway this coming Wednesday, the 27th of March.
You can listen to that interview here.
https://soundcloud.com/wlrfmwaterford/deise-today-25th-march-ricky-on-his-drug-abuse-problem
We also had Susan O’Connor on to talk about the setting up of the ‘Older Persons Council’ and its hopes for the future. It’s to be used as a voice for over 50’s. The information dates are Tuesday, 26th March 2019 from 12-1.30pm in the Lismore Heritage Centre.
Thursday, 28th March 2019 from 12-1.30pm in the Majestic Hotel in Tramore.
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 in City Hall in Waterford City.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 in Rainbow Community Centre, Kilmacthomas from 12-1.30pm
Thursday, April 4th, 2019 in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan from 12-1.30pm.
If you want to get involved come along or contact Waterford Older Peoples council on 087 980 9985 or email [email protected]
You can listen to all of that and more on Monday's Déise Today here!
https://soundcloud.com/wlrfmwaterford/deise-today-monday-25th-march-2019
