...Blaine Stothard Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the content of the strategy and assess its claims to be evidence based. Design/methodology/approach This study is a close-reading of the text with commentary on specific content and reference to wider contexts. Findings...

... no clear explanation. Responses to drugs issues, including drug-related deaths, appear to lack urgency or concern at a policy making level. Research limitations/implications Complacency and lack of regard to evidence appear to inform current policy and strategy. Ways of overcoming this stasis...

... evidence to support policy and legal changes in one nation, Denmark, in order to improve conditions for drug users. The need for funding commitments to support and realise the legal and policy changes. Social implications – The success of long-term campaigning on behalf of a specific marginalised...