Ireland launches health-led National Drugs Strategy with two-year action plan

The Irish government unveiled a new National Drugs Strategy centered on a health-led approach, with a two-year action plan covering prevention, family and community supports, and services for women and minority groups. The strategy signals a policy shift toward harm reduction and social support rather than enforcement, though implementation details and funding remain unspecified. This matters as it could reshape public-health and social-policy priorities in Ireland.