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Orlaith Clinton

West Belfast mum's mission to help young people access rehab after son's death

A West Belfast mother is continuing to fight for a crisis and rehab centre in Belfast, after the death of her son.

Jack Brennan died on January 18, 2021, after a long battle with drug addiction and mental illness. His mum Lorraine found her son's lifeless body on the floor of his Glen Road apartment.

The 23-year-old, from Lenadoon, started to smoke weed when he started secondary school. That soon turned to harder drugs, like cocaine and then heroin, which he injected.

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