PLANS on how the Welsh Government will tackle substance misuse have been published.
In the report Health Minister Lesley Griffiths outlined the National Assembly's priorities for 2013-15.
The third delivery plan of the Welsh Government's 10-year Substance Misuse Strategy, Working Together to Reduce Harm, sets out the actions to be taken nationally, regionally and locally to reduce the harm caused by drug and alcohol misuse.
Actions over the coming three years include the development of a specific route to treatment for veterans, a plan for responding to the threat of new and emerging trends in substance misuse and better integrated care pathways for substance misuse service users.
Mrs Griffiths said: "Drug and alcohol misuse has a devastating effect on individuals, families and communities throughout Wales."
She added: "I am, therefore, committed to delivering our key Programme for Government aim of reducing the prevalence of substance misuse and the numbers of drug and alcohol- related deaths."