Groups criticise draft strategy for not referring to link between drug use and poverty, inequality

Anna Quigley said the future role of the Drug and Alcohol Task Forces is to be determined by the HSE on the basis of what kind of structure 'best suits' the HSE’s own requirements, rather than the needs of communities. 

Three community drug networks have described the draft National Drugs Strategy as “fundamentally flawed”.

The organisations, representing local community drug projects, family support groups and a body representing users of drugs, strongly criticised the proposed strategy, which covers the period 2026-2029.