Croatia’s new National Strategy on Combating Narcotic Drugs Abuse in the Republic of Croatia 2006–2012 replaced a former strategy which was first implemented in 1996 and ended in 2005. The new strategy is comprehensive, focusing on illegal drugs and covers the same five pillars as in the EU strategy: coordination, supply reduction, demand reduction, international cooperation, and information/research/evaluation. Its two main goals are: 1) a measurable reduction in drug use, drug addiction and related health and social risks and 2) the measurable promotion of a successful, efficient, scientifically-based application of the law regarding the production and trafficking of drugs and precursors. The strategy was first complemented by the Action Plan on Combating Narcotic Drugs Abuse 2006–2009 which was replaced by a new action plan 2009-2012 in February 2009. There are also annual implementing programmes of the action plan which describe in detail specific aims and methods for achieving the goals, as well as specific tasks of particular executors for each budget period.
