This report has been structured under three sections.

Evaluation of Supported Projects
The first section carries the evaluation of the current projects supported by the Mid West Regional Drugs Task Force (MWRDTF). The evaluation methodology is presented, together with the limitations of the process. A total of seventeen projects were evaluated during the process.

Mid-West Priority Issues
This section provides a summary of the national policy context in respect of the National Drugs Strategy (interim) 2009-2016. The section also provides an outline profile of the prevalence of drug misuse in the region. The section records the outcomes of locally based consultations with focus groups of interested parties. Finally, a series of options are presented that reflect choices that the Task Force might consider in respect of the future support for projects.

Task Force
Emerging from the consultative process, a further series of strategic observations are made concerning structural issues that are appropriate in the context of finding ways of improving efficiencies.