KFL&A Community Drug Strategy

Community partners in Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) are working together to develop a community drug strategy to address and respond to substance use in our community.

The key commitments of the Community Drug Strategy are to:

• preserve the health and safety of those who use drugs,
• reduce opioid overdose mortality in KFL&A’s at-risk population, and
• reduce the harms associated with licit and illicit use of opioids.

Four-pillar approach to substance use in KFL&A

A four-pillar approach to substance use is being adopted for the KFL&A community drug strategy and opioid action plan. The four-pillar approach includes:

• Prevention: Preventing problematic drug and substance use.
• Harm reduction: Supporting measures that reduce the negative consequences of drug and substance use without requiring cessation.
• Treatment: Supporting innovative approaches to treatment and rehabilitation. 
• Enforcement: Addressing illicit drug production, supply, and distribution.  

Active surveillance is the foundation for the KFL&A community drug strategy and supports the four pillars with data and insight into the local conditions.