The National Drug Abuse Prevention Unit seeks to empower communities to deal with drug problems by:

• Training of community leaders
• Encourage youth advocacy on anti-drug issues
• Continued involvement of out-of-school youth in anti-drug activities
• Facilitating groups in implementing community based programmes
• Implementing alternative programmes to drug activities – drama, sports, education, economic
• Conducting training workshops and camps
• Building networks among anti-drug and other community based groups
• Promoting public awareness campaigns
• Conducting prison drug education program
• Conducting program targeting specialized populations including youth at-risk, prison, indigenous populations and women (to include pregnant women)