This document has been prepared by the EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSF) in order to feed the perspectives of civil society organisations into the development of the new EU Drug Strategy and Action Plan, as well as into national drug policies. The CSF represents a diverse group of European organisations that provide health and social services, advocate for more effective drug policies and represent affected communities. This document was produced on the basis of a one-year consultative process, the idea being that civil society can add value and should have a strong voice in helping to formulate drug policy at all levels local, national and EUwide. This paper therefore aims to present the consensus position of the CSF with regard to the new EU Strategy on Drugs.

The CSF calls on the European Commission and the Danish and forthcoming Cypriot EU Presidencies, along with the Member States, to draw on the recommendations contained in this report when preparing the next EU Drugs Strategy and Action Plan.