Ryan turned down offers of help to beat cocaine habit - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Ryan turned down offers of help to beat cocaine habit - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "FORMER RTE presenter Gareth O'Callaghan last night revealed he offered to help his friend Gerry Ryan beat his long-term drug addition, but the broadcaster never took him up on it.
O'Callaghan, who is a qualified clinical psychotherapist, revealed he approached Ryan at least twice to get him to take the first steps to kick his cocaine habit.
O'Callaghan also revealed he came under fire at the weekend from former RTE colleagues for speaking about the extent of his friend's drug abuse.
The presenter, who now works at 4FM, was one of the top presenters at 2fm in the 1990s. He is one of the few friends of Ryan who has been willing to comment in the wake of last week's inquest which confirmed cocaine had contributed to his death.
O'Callaghan criticised the code of silence that has followed the drugs-linked deaths of Ryan and former model Katy French, and insisted the aim of his words was to prevent further cocaine casualties."

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