The overall objective of the Government's strategy in relation to drug misuse is to significantly reduce the harm caused to individuals and society by the misuse of drugs through a concerted focus on supply reduction, prevention, treatment and research. With regard to treatment the objective is to provide a range of options to encourage and enable drug misusers to avail of treatment with the aim of reducing dependency and improving overall health and social well-being, with the ultimate aim of leading a drug-free lifestyle. The Merchant's Quay report broadly welcomed the new national drugs strategy and it also noted that a framework involving all relevant Departments, health and education services and the community and voluntary sector, can work to reduce the harm caused by problematic drug use. The national drugs strategy team and local drugs task forces are comprised of such a framework.