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Bottom line is deaths from overdose. Drugs criminalized, USA: 150 deaths/million people/year Drugs legalized, Portugal: 3 deaths/million people/year
by marze 9y ago
Bottom line is deaths from overdose.
Drugs criminalized, USA:
150 deaths/million people/year
Drugs legalized, Portugal:
3 deaths/million people/year
- lagadu 9y agoTo be clear, drugs aren't legalized in Portugal; they're decriminalized. That means that traffic and selling is still a crime but consumption and possession of small amounts (there's a table listing those) is not a crime.
- kobeya 9y agoI'm more concerned with violence than overdosing. And that definitely goes down with decriminalization.
- yznovyak 9y agoDeath penalty for drug trafficking, Singapore: 0 deaths/million people/year
- maze-le 9y agoDrug use might be more prevalent than the official statistics suggest. [0]: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSIN135004 https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSIN135004