Increasing Awareness and Understanding of Problematic Substance Use Reducing Alcohol-Related Harms Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Preventing the Problematic Use of Pharmaceuticals Addressing Enforcement Issues Sustaining Workforce Development Implementing a National Research Agenda and Facilitating Knowledge Transfer Improving the quality, accessibility and range of options to treat harmful substance use including substance use disorders (Treatment) Modernizing Legislative, Regulatory and Policy Frameworks Focusing on Children and Youth Reaching Out to Canada’s North Supporting First Nations, Inuit and Métis People in Addressing Their Needs Responding to Offender-Related Issues Raising Public Awareness About Addictions: Creating Momentum for Action National Alcohol Policy Thematic Workshop National Thematic Workshop on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Preventing the Harmful Use of Psychotropic Pharmaceuticals National Thematic Workshop on Enforcement Police and Policing Partners: Supply Management and Demand Reduction Workforce Development Thematic Workshop National Thematic Workshop on Research National Thematic Workshop on Improving the Quality, Accessibility, and Range of Options to Treat Harmful Substance Use Including Substance Use Disorders (Treatment) National Thematic Workshop on Corrections National Symposium on Language

National Thematic Workshop on Enforcement

National Thematic Workshop on Enforcement — convened as an early step in focusing on the National Framework priority Addressing Enforcement Issues.

• Held March 25–26, 2009
• Hosted by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Public Safety Canada
•  47 participants representative of police (federal, provincial and regional), NGOs, federal and provincial governments, people who use drugs, and the host organizations
• Objectives:
  • Build an understanding of the issues related to enforcement from several perspectives, including that of consumers (people who use illicit drugs)
  • Start to identify best practices in enforcement
  • Determine which issues an action plan should focus on, including further research as necessary
• Report