Drugs strategy national outcomes framework

National Combating Drugs Outcomes Framework: supporting metrics and technical guidance

Details

The framework sets out the three strategic outcomes of:

• reducing drug use
• reducing drug-related crime
• reducing drug related deaths and harm

We aim to deliver these through our intermediate outcomes of:

• reducing drug supply
• increasing engagement in treatment
• improving recovery outcomes

Eleven headline and 22 supporting metrics monitor progress towards these intermediate and strategic outcomes in the drugs strategy.

The supporting measures have two key aims:

1. More timely interim, and/or proxy measures, which can tell us about direction of travel towards the strategic and intermediate outcomes.

2. A wider picture of the system allowing us to monitor the health of the whole system and to see unexpected trends or provide early warning.