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The ACMD was commissioned in December 2021 to provide advice on preventing drug use among vulnerable groups of people, and how those groups can be prevented both from first using and from developing dependence on drugs.

This report first explores the factors that contribute to vulnerability, then examines general principles and specific approaches to prevention that are supported by the available evidence. Finally, it considers the need for the delivery of interventions to be embedded properly in the wider system and context if their potential is to be achieved.