El primer ministro australiano promete 300 millones de dólares para financiar servicios de tratamiento de drogas

Los nuevos fondos se invertirán en el sector del tratamiento de drogas en el marco de un plan nacional que persigue dejar de poner el acento en la acción policial y centrarlo en la prevención. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

Suscríbase a las Alertas mensuales del IDPC para recibir información sobre cuestiones relacionadas con políticas sobre drogas.

By Eamonn Duff

Almost $300 million will be invested in the drug treatment sector as part of a new national plan that shifts focus from policing to prevention.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will unveil the federal government's National Ice Taskforce report on Sunday, rolling out a four-year strategy of improved treatment, aftercare, education, prevention, support and community engagement to tackle the crystal meth issue.

The new prevention focus marks a significant shift away from the hardline law-and-order strategy that has long failed to stifle supply.

The minister responsible for drug and alcohol policy, Fiona Nash, said that after "significant investment" in policing borders and streets to combat ice supply, work was needed to "reduce demand" for the drug.

In April last year, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a new taskforce which, headed by former former Victoria Police commissioner Ken Lay, united state and territory authorities in the ice strategy.

The response is a $241 million "boost" to the alcohol and drug treatment sector, with funding to be managed by the 31 Primary Health Networks set up by the Abbott government last year.

Click here to read the full article.

Keep up-to-date with drug policy developments by subscribing to the IDPC Monthly Alert.