The new drugs strategy announced by Ann Taylor, MP, Leader of the House of Commons, focuses on education and prevention. It also signals a shift of resources away from enforcement and towards preventing drug mis-use in the first place.The ten year strategy, set out in the White Paper “Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain” was drawn up following extensive research by Keith Hellawell, UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator and his deputy, Mike Trace.