Who is it aimed at
The service aims to offer effective support and treatment for substance users.
Services are also prioritising working with service users, through family, offending, employment and housing support, to enable them to play a full part in the community without drug or alcohol dependence.
The main aim of Lifeline is to reduce the harm that substance use may cause to
people, their families and communities.
The National Strategy seeks to provide a long term approach towards - “creating a healthy and confident society increasingly free from the harm caused by the misuse of drugs”. In order to do this, four key areas are targeted:
- Young people: to help young people resist drug misuse in order to achieve their full potential in society
- Communities: to protect our communities from drug-related, anti-social and criminal behaviour
- Treatment: to enable people with drug problems to overcome them and live healthy and crime free lives
- Availability: to stifle the availability of illegal drugs in our community
