EU Council agrees on the need to apply common measures to prevent or delay the onset of drug use, including poly-drug use
23 October 2009
The Council calls for action based on the EU Drugs Action Plan for 2009-2012, which sets as a main priority the reduction of the demand for drugs, and the health and social consequences of drug use by improving the coverage, quality and effectiveness of services of prevention, treatment and harm reduction. See the full conclusions below.