Recovery through contradiction?

With this new drug strategy, the circle has turned. It was a Conservative government

that introduced the first drug strategy, Tackling Drugs Together, in 1995. This aimed

to reduce drug related crime, protect young people and reduce health harms by

discouraging drug use. It was criticised at the time for having unrealistic, intangible

aims and for not providing the necessary funding. New Labour’s strategies introduced

increasingly specific targets and massively expanded the funding of treatment. This

new Coalition strategy has no targets and provides no new funding.