The Three Pillars

What are the Three Pillars?

Community consultations during the development of the Strategy identified that an approach that focuses not only on limiting the harms of current use but also curbing the reasons people use substances in the first place was needed. Therefore the strategy will integrate aspects of prevention, treatment, enforcement, and harm reduction interventions into three pillars, with a specific focus on people, places, and policies within each.

Demand Reduction

Improve community conditions that promote resilience and support healthier alternatives to substance use.

Harm Reduction

Reduce negative consequences of problematic substance use.

Supply Reduction

Access to substance is limited, regulated, and responsible.

Demand Reduction

Objectives
• Increase access to positive alternatives to substance use for youth across Lambton County
• Increase access to safe and affordable housing
• Increase opportunities for early identification of problematic substance use and related behavior
• Increase awareness of the risks of substance use; educate the community on substance use trends
• Promote protective factors and mitigate risk factors for problematic substance use later in life

Action Table Co-Chaired by:
Sarnia-Lambton Rebound
Lambton Public Health

Harm Reduction

Objectives
• Increase understanding of harm reduction and its impact
• Reduce institutional and community stigma against those who use drugs or alcohol
• Engage people who use drugs and alcohol and their loved ones more often in service development and delivery
• Improve transitions to, through, and from care
• Increase access to the continuum of services, and wrap-around client care for people who use drugs and their loved ones

Action Table Co-Chaired by:
North Lambton Community Health Centre
Lambton Public Health

Supply Reduction

Objectives
• Decrease youth access to substance
• Increase access to safer alternatives
• Increase the capacity of enforcement officers and community policing to promote safe communities
• Increase awareness of the risks of substance use; educate the community on substance use trends
• Reduce opportunities for harmful consumption of drugs and alcohol

Action Table Co-Chaired by:
Sarnia Police Services
Lambton Public Health