Treating, not punishing
"The evidence from Portugal since 2001 is that decriminalisation of drug use and possession has benefits and no harmful side-effects."
"Between 2001 and 2007 the number of Portuguese who say they have taken heroin at least once in their lives increased from just 1% to 1.1%. For most other drugs, the figures have fallen: Portugal has one of Europe's lowest lifetime usage rates for cannabis. And most notably, heroin and other drug abuse has decreased among vulnerable younger age-groups."
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