In December 2002 the Government launched the Updated Drug Strategy 2002. This built upon, and adapted the Government's Drug Strategy Tackling drugs to build a better Britain, launched in 1998.
- Updated Drug Strategy 2002 (full version)
- Tackling drugs to build a better Britain
- Updated Drug Strategy 2002 - What's new (36.1 Kb pdf)
- Updated Drug Strategy 2002 - Executive summary (65.7 Kb pdf)
- Tackling Crack - A National Plan
Tackling Drugs Changing Lives
This is the cross-government drug strategy website for drug professionals and others interested in the strategy.
The Drug Strategy aims to reduce the harm that drugs cause to society - communities, individuals and their families.
The strategy has four main elements:
- Young people
Preventing today's young people from becoming tomorrow's problematic drug users. - Reducing supply
Reducing the supply of illegal drugs. - Communities
Reducing drug-related crime and its impact on communities. - Treatment and harm minimisation
Reducing drug use and drug-related offending through treatment and support and reducing drug-related death through harm minimisation.
Tackling drugs requires effective joint working between Government Departments at national level and similar partnership working between agencies at local level.
The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) drives delivery of treatment services throughout England. With its regional management structure, it works closely with and through the Government Offices Regional Drug Offices. This provides more effective support at regional level for related issues such as drugs, crime, neighbourhood renewal and community cohesion.
The NTA and Drug Teams in the Government Offices - GOs (formerly DPAS) monitor the effectiveness of local delivery by DATs through support and advice to ensure consistency of approach and high quality provision.
The Government works in partnership with DATs and local agencies to develop and strengthen capacity to deliver, focusing in particular on supporting the accelerated roll out of interventions in areas with the greatest drug problems, to ensure effective delivery
As well as enforcing the law in relation to drugs, Warwickshire Police are fully committed to supporting our partner agencies in education and treatment programs aimed at breaking the cycle of drug abuse, crime and anti-social behaviour.