Government Launches New Drug Strategy
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The strategy (published: 28 February 2008) is designed to ensure that fewer young people ever use drugs, and that those who do use drugs get help to kick the habit and re-establish their lives.
The ten-year drug strategy (2008-2018) aims to restrict the supply of illegal drugs and reduce the demand for them.
It focuses on protecting families and strengthening communities.
The four strands of work within the strategy are:
- protecting communities through tackling drug supply, drug-related crime and anti-social behaviour
- preventing harm to children, young people and families affected by drug misuse
- delivering new approaches to drug treatment and social re-integration
- public information campaigns, communications and community engagement.
This year the government will invest almost £1bn in the programmes behind the strategy, which aims to cut drug-related crime and reduce the damage that drugs do in communities.
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