1. REITOX ACADEMY ON THE EVALUATION OF NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGIES
AND ACTION PLANS
LISBON JUNE 2010
Fátima Trigueiros
Institute on Drugs and Drug Addiction; P.I.

2. THE PORTUGUESE STRATEGIC
CYCLE
National Plan
Drafted after the EU Drugs Strategy ( )
Action Plan
Action Plan

3. National Plan and 2008 Action Plan Designing
IDT’s Strategic Plan
National Plan on Drugs and Drug Addiction
2008 Action Plan
8 Working Groups
comprising IDT and 17 Public Entities
60 Experts directly involved
Interministerial Council’s Technical Commission and National Council on Drugs and Drug Addiction
Interministerial Council
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4. Transversal Areas Mission Areas
National Plan Against Drugs and Drug Addiction
Transversal Areas
Coordination
International Cooperation
Information, Research, Training and Evaluation
Law Restructuring
Mission Areas
Demand Reduction
Prevention
Dissuasion
Harm Reduction Treatment
Reintegration
Supply Reduction

5. Demand Reduction New Paradigm
Citizen focused
Territoriality
Integrated Approaches and Responses
Quality improvement and certification mechanisms
Quality improvement and certification mechanisms extended to all Transversal Areas

6. Evaluation on the National Plan
Evaluation foreseen as:
Monitoring and feed-back process
in order to ensure:
Permanent adaptation to field reality
Adaptation to financial and human resources availability and constrains

7. Evaluation on the National Plan
Internal and External Evaluation
Process evaluation
Results evaluation
Impact evaluation (when possible)

8. Evaluation on the National Plan
Internal Evaluation
Subcomission on Follow Up and Evaluation
Continuous and permanent monitoring by the National Council

9. The Portuguese National Drug Coordination Structure
11 Ministers
Prime Minister
Interministerial Council
Technical Commission
National Council
(Representatives from 21 Civil Society Bodies)
Ministers Representatives
Sub-commissions
Health Minister
National Coordinator
Sub-commissions
Madeira and Azores Autonomous Regions and Municipalities
Judicial Council
General Public Attorney
Universities, Schools, Parents, Pupils, Churches Associations
ONG’s and Others 10

10. Follow Up and Evaluation
Subcomission on
Follow Up and Evaluation
National Coordinator and the Coordinators of Subcomissions’
International Cooperation
Information, Research, Training
Working Environment Intervention
Law Restructuring
Prevention
Dissuasion
Harm Reduction
Treatment
Reintegration
Supply Reduction

11. Interministerial Council
Monitoring and Evaluation
10 Sub-commissions
Interministerial Council
National Council
Technical Commission
36 Entities represented
88 Persons directly involved
2008 Action Plan on Drugs Internal Evaluation
Action Plan on Drugs
Including representatives from the National Council and the Social end Economic Council

12. Internal Evaluation Conclusions
From October 2006 to June 2008
On going monitoring was concluded at the end of 2008 with mid term Internal Evaluation focused on the Action Plan 2008

13. Process Evaluation – 87 Objectives arranged around 246 Actions
Internal Evaluation
Process Evaluation – 87 Objectives arranged around 246 Actions
General Evaluation Questionnaire
Results Evaluation
Based on goals attained
Impact Evaluation
Comparison of key indicators in 2004 and 2007 (Annual Reports published in 2005 and 2008)
SWOT Analysis
Public Expenditure Analysis
Between 2006 and 2008 13

14. Internal Evaluation Conclusions
Process Evaluation
Action Plan 2008 grids: 87 objectives arranged around 246 actions, of which 210 Actions fully accomplished, 18 actions partially accomplished, 14 actions not accomplished and 4 actions disclaimed
Based on the internal evaluation a leaner Action Plan was drafted : 70 Objectives arranged around 218 Actions (approved May 26th 2010)

15. General Evaluation Questionnaire Results Evaluation Impact Evaluation
Internal Evaluation Conclusions
SWOT Analysis
S: Inter-institutions cooperation W: Too many objectives and actions O: Restructuring IDT T: Dissuasion new law frame not
General Evaluation Questionnaire
Coordination Structure
Results Evaluation
19 Results, of which 2 were not attained
Impact Evaluation
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Public Expenditure Analysis
Subcomission on Public Expenditures

16. Evaluation on the National Plan
External Evaluation
External entity
Methodology
Multidisciplinar team, inclunding foreign experts
Articulation with the Subcomission on Evaluation and Follow Up
External evaluation will be drafted specifications by an external entity selected following a call for tender

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18. International Cooperation
Subcomissions New Structure
Drugs and Alcohol
International Cooperation
Demand Reduction
Prevention, Communication, Information, and Training
Working Environment Intervention
Road Sinistrality
Reintegration and Treatment
Data and Research
Dissuasion
Supply Reduction
Crime and Security
Self-regulation, Marketing, Publicity, Taxes and Supervision