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That's not true. Usage increased[0,1]. - Reported lifetime use of "all illicit drugs" increased from 7.8% to 12%, lifetime use of cannabis increased from 7.6%
by lqdc13 9y ago
That's not true. Usage increased[0,1].
- Reported lifetime use of "all illicit drugs" increased from 7.8% to 12%, lifetime use of cannabis increased from 7.6% to 11.7%, cocaine use more than doubled, from 0.9% to 1.9%, ecstasy nearly doubled from 0.7% to 1.3%, and heroin increased from 0.7% to 1.1%
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Portugal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Portugal
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20110725093536/http://www.idt.pt/PT/IDT/Documents/Ponto_Focal/2009_NationalReport.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110725093536/http://www.idt.pt...
- piva00 9y agoLifetime usage is a different metric than "repeated usage", people can be more curious about it and try but not necessarily stick to using them. Even more when you have policies in place for education and harm reduction.
- lqdc13 9y agoYou're right[0] but it looks like it depends on age group[1,2]. [0] https://kek.gg/i/6vgYNF.png https://kek.gg/i/6vgYNF.png [1] https://kek.gg/i/7-w6PD.png https://kek.gg/i/7-w6PD.png [2] https://kek.gg/i/3Jn4G6.png https://kek.gg/i/3Jn4G6.png
- kgwgk 9y ago> people can be more curious about it and try but not necessarily stick to using them Yeah, it's not like they are addictive or anything.
- pault 9y agoAddiction isn't binary. Serious addiction takes long periods of sustained use. Source: I have done a lot of drugs.
- dlp211 9y agoAddiction isn't that simple either. Some people become addicted rapidly, others not so much. I've known people that quickly fell down the rabbit hole, others that just quit one day and never looked back, and others who have replaced one addiction for another, sometimes for the better, other times for the worst.
- lagadu 9y agoThat only shows more people trying drugs out, it doesn't show a total drugs consumed amount (by weight/dosage or similar volume metrics) increase.
- majewsky 9y agoDoes "lifetime use" mean "percentage of people who ever tried it"? If so, I can totally see that. When stuff is legal, more people are going to try it. However, using it once or a few times is nowhere near being addicted. And all the other bullet points in your source [0] look pretty great: - Increased uptake of treatment - Reduction in new HIV diagnoses amongst drug users - Reduction in drug related deaths - Drug use among adolescents (13-15 yrs) and "problematic" users declined - Decreased street value of most illicit drugs, some significantly
- slamdance 9y ago'lifetime use' could have also increased due to people not being afraid to admit past use after decriminalization. Was there a control for that?