P.86 Decriminalisation of drug users
Labour has campaigned for many years for a change in approach to addiction and drugs use. We will implement a health led approach instead of the current failed policies. We will repeal Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, introduce a new National Drugs Strategy and act on the other recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly and interim committee report. 

P.114 Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Labour will ensure that under a new National Drugs Strategy that additional resources are directed to local Drug and Alcohol task forces which provide vital frontline services in deprived communities. Drug use is not just an urban problem, and we will develop new initiatives to support rural communities. Labour will ensure permanent funding from seized CAB assets is provided for the DRIVE programme which is a community-based project that supports people suffering from drug related intimidation. 

P.107  Reform licensing laws to allow for more flexibility in opening hours and the variety of places that can sell alcohol, create an annual nightclub licence, and transfer responsibility to the Department of Culture and Arts.