Overview of response to Amphetamine Type Substances1. Nationally funded precursor strategy

– Leadership and coordination

2. National Precursor Working Group– Collaboration and information sharing

National Precursor Working Group45 members from:

• Police

• Forensics

• Health regulators

• Community pharmacy sector

• Pharmaceutical and chemicals industry

National Precursor Strategy16 projects delivering four objectives:

• Developing national regulatory approaches to control precursors.

• Raising awareness among key stakeholder groups.

• Enhancing intelligence and information sharing.

• Training law enforcement officers, forensic specialists and the judiciary

A partnership-based approach• Engage all relevant stakeholders by:

– funding private sector anti-diversion initiatives– creating linkages between police, health and the

private sector– establishing information-sharing and

intelligence mechanisms.

A partnership-based approach• Project STOP

- tracks the purchasing patterns of pseudoephredine consumers in community pharmacies