National Co-ordinating Committee on Drug Abuse: First annual report.

The National Co-ordinating Committee on Drug Abuse was established by the Minister for Health in March 1985, on the recommendation of the Special Governmental Task Force on Drug Abuse. The main topics of discussion and decisions made by the committee were presented in this report. These included the preparation of a directory of organisations concerned with substance abuse; the proposed register of addicts; and the proposed introduction of a life skills programme into the educational system. The report also covered relevant issues such as those of AIDS and drug abuse, and of irresponsible prescribing. Developments regarding the implementation of the recommendations made by the Special Governmental Task Force on Drug Abuse were also examined