Druglink article 1998 – Looking for clues – does the strategy stand up to scrutiny? by Roger Paxton

With Tackling Drugs Together up for renewal, it’s about time to look at the evidence for the original’s aims and objectives. For, without evidence, it is unlikely that any policy – let alone a strategy – will get off the ground. And a shaky research base will, at best, simply confuse the people charged with carrying out the strategy on the ground.