The NSW Drug Summit agreed that some communities and families are looking for leadership and positive ideas for dealing with illicit drugs. It became evident that the community as a whole needs to better understand, discuss, take ownership of the issue and the solutions, and be empowered to address its causes and impacts.
The NSW Government Plan of Action was developed following the 1999 Drug Summit. The Plan of Action is the Government's response to recommendations made during the Drug Summit.
Section 8 of the Plan of Action, titled "Drugs And Community Action" is available here as a 10 page PDF (37k) document.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Exploring community responses to drugs
This report reviews the role of community in official drugs policy. It looks at how the community might be involved and identifies the key ingredients for effective intervention and how community involvement develops. It also considers what policy-makers, funders, practitioners and community members can do to improve the effectiveness of community involvement. 2004
UK Government
The National Drug Strategy - a guide for local partnerships 2007/08 - The National Drug Strategy represents the Government’s commitment to provide resources and legislation to tackle the problems related to drug use
Tackling drugs to build a better Britain
A cross-government website to support the National Drugs Strategy and the work of Drug Action Teams
A rock and a hard place: drug markets in deprived neighbourhoods
The work was undertaken in late 2000/early 2001 and focused mainly on markets for heroin and crack cocaine. The report concludes that it will be difficult to regenerate neighbourhoods without tackling drug markets at the same time. This report is from th UK Government. 2002
Tackling Drugs as Part of Neighbourhood Renewal
It is an essential part of any programme to regenerate the poorest and most deprived communities. Well applied, comprehensive programmes can work and make a difference. This guide seeks to show how, by regeneration and drug practitioners working together, effective services for drug issues in deprived areas can be planned, developed and delivered in line with the UK national drugs strategy. This guide is from th UK Government. 2002
Victorian Government
About Inhalant Abuse: community development
This booklet provides guidance to those working to support and encourage community action aimed at reducing paint sniffing (often referred to as chroming). It is particularly aimed at aboriginal communities.
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