Issue - meetings

Alcohol and Drugs Strategies 2017/2020

Meeting: 15/06/2017 - Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Item 8)

8 Alcohol and Drugs Strategies 2017/2020 pdf icon PDF 91 KB

Report of the Chairs of the Health and Wellbeing Board and Safe City Partnership presenting to the Committee the Alcohol Strategy and the draft Drugs Strategy, attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Chairs of the Health and Wellbeing Board and Safe City Partnership detailing the Alcohol Strategy and the draft Drugs Strategy.

 

The Head of Public Health and Chief Inspector Beth Pirie were present and with the consent of the Chair addressed the meeting.

 

RESOLVED:

 

  (i)  That consideration be given to new initiatives that can be trialled to reduce drug litter in Southampton.

  (ii)  That, in recognition of the cost effectiveness of drug and alcohol treatment services, the OSMC are provided with details of the annual expenditure by the council on drug and alcohol treatment and prevention services.