Clondalkin Drug Task Force area action plan 2001: making progress.

摘要

This action plan was designed to complement the Eastern Health Board's service plan and as such greater emphasis was placed on preventative strategies, projected costs being divided on a 70:30 basis. The plan reports that problem drug use in Clondalkin is overwhelmingly concentrated among young males in the 15-24 age range and is largely concentrated in particular estates in North Clondalkin. The minimum estimate of opiate users among 15-24 year olds in Clondalkin was 5.02%, or 2796. There was an increase of 28% of those presenting for treatment between 1996 and 1998. The progress of the task force is reviewed and a revision of the strategy is provided.