Substance Misuse and Harm Reduction Strategy 2022–2025
No drug use is minor. Drug users build their tolerance and the impact on their lives gets greater. It needs to be stopped early.
The latest national data ranked South Wales Police as 1st out of 43 police forces across the UK for our reduction in drug offences.
Since April 1st this year:
- 322 people with links to Serious and Organised Crime have been arrested and charged
- This led to seizures of 84kg of Class A and 187kg of cannabis and other Class B drugs.
- More than 70 offenders with established links to organised crime have been brought before the Courts and convicted of drug related offences.
This work is part of our commitment to tackling drug use and supply across South Wales.
The Substance Misuse and Harm Reduction Strategy (2022 – 2025) outlines the ways we are working with partners to reduce and prevent the harmful effects that drugs have on our communities.
This focuses on:
- Early intervention and prevention
- Breaking the cycle of addiction
- Tackling supply
You can view the full strategy below.