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Belfast man opens up on battling drug addiction which left him fighting for his life in ICU
Gearóid hit rock bottom when his grandad had to give him mouth-to-mouth to keep him alive and now he hopes his powerful story will help others
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A Belfast man has opened up about his battle with drug addiction which led to a decline in his mental health and left him in Intensive Care. Gearóid Marshall McGarry, from Ardoyne, was 13 when he started smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol but in search of a bigger hit he moved on to cocaine and MDMA.