A Manx government sponsored confidential drug advice service is reporting a huge increase in the numbers of people seeking help.
The Drug Advice Service Helpline, better known as DASH, has just had its annual general meeting, after an eventful year.
In the past three months there has been an 80 per cent increase in people getting in touch, compared to the same period in 2008.
Director of Services for DASH Shelly Stanley says it's quite staggering: