1.1. The Recovery Committee of the ACMD was formed in response to an invitation from
the Inter Ministerial Group on Drugs (IMG). It has been created as a standing
committee of the ACMD with membership drawn from the Council plus co-opted
external expertise.
1.2. The Recovery Committee supports the ACMD in its duty to provide evidence-based
advice to Government on recovery from dependence on drugs and alcohol and (later
in its work) how best to prevent drug and alcohol misuse and the harms it causes. It
is doing this by examining the wide range of potential themes that could contribute to
recovery, reviewing the evidence for their contribution, identifying priority areas for
action, and producing guidance for those involved in the strategy, commissioning and
delivery of interventions responding to drug and alcohol misuse.