Take a look at Portugal, which has now had general drug decriminalization since the early 2000s. There was an initial spike in general usage, but it dropped to

Take a look at Portugal, which has now had general drug decriminalization since the early 2000s. There was an initial spike in general usage, but it dropped to lower levels than were seen before decriminalization. However the number of addicts remained the same throughout. It's a very interesting and eye-opening thing they have going there.