Welcome to the
Drug Strategy Network of Ontario
The Drug Strategy of Ontario (DSNO) (formerly Municipal Drug Strategy Coordinator's Network of Ontario - MDSCNO) aims to prevent and/or reduce the harms associated with alcohol and other drugs in Ontario, including addressing systemic issues like health and social policies and the criminalization of people who use substances. It is a place for collaboration and information exchange, and for developing strategies that lend support to provincial, regional, and local community initiatives. The DSNO is also a place for peer-to-peer support and connection, with a focus on strengthening and enhancing the continuity of local drug strategy governance and human resources.
The DSNO was established in 2008 and its members live and work in more than 160 urban, northern, rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Ontario, representing a combined population of more than seven-million people. With a wide range of substance use related expertise, the network coordinates more than forty local, cross-sectoral, community, municipal or regional-based drug strategies.
The DSNO was established in 2008 and its members live and work in more than 160 urban, northern, rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Ontario, representing a combined population of more than seven-million people. With a wide range of substance use related expertise, the network coordinates more than forty local, cross-sectoral, community, municipal or regional-based drug strategies.