We’d like to hear your views on a draft strategy that has been developed to help reduce harms from drugs and alcohol in Brighton & Hove.
The draft Drugs and Alcohol Strategy has been a collaborative effort, led by the city’s Combatting Drugs Partnership Board, which comprises representatives from council services, the police, treatment services, the voluntary and community sector, and people with lived experience.
Addressing the harms from drugs and alcohol use is complex. Often, harmful drug and alcohol use is found alongside risk factors such as untreated mental health conditions, chronic pain, poor physical health, homelessness or experience of trauma.
We aim to address these challenges through 3 key workstreams outlined in the strategy:
Our Drugs and Alcohol Strategy consultation is now open and will run until Sunday 12 January.
Councillor Tristram Burden, Cabinet member for Adult Social Care, Public Health & Service Transformation, said: “Drug and alcohol use can reduce the number of years we spend in good physical and mental health. In some cases, it also leads to insecure housing, estrangement from family or friends, and difficulties at work, or challenges finding it.
“This strategy is our collaborative approach to addressing drug and alcohol use in Brighton & Hove. It's been informed by people with lived experience of drug and alcohol harms, and services from across the city. But we’d like to hear your thoughts, too.
“We want to find out what you think we’re getting right – and where there might be room for improvement. Your feedback is crucial and will help us to make Brighton & Hove a city where everyone is safe from drug and alcohol harms.”
