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Legalization opens the door for constructive treatment and therapy options to step in, e.g. injection sites where users can inject safely with clean needles whi
by eckmLJE 8y ago
Legalization opens the door for constructive treatment and therapy options to step in, e.g. injection sites where users can inject safely with clean needles while being exposed to opportunities for treatment. Users have a higher likelihood of accepting help at places like this, versus something like drug court.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/05/portugals-radical-drugs-policy-is-working-why-hasnt-the-world-copied-it https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/05/portugals-radic...
- icebraining 8y agoTo be fair, you don't need legalization for that, just decriminalisation of use, like Portugal did, and which had pretty good outcomes.
- rmdashrfstar 8y agoCorrect, decriminalization is the answer, NOT legalization. Handing out free needles to addicts while suggesting that they stop is never going to get an addict off their drug.
- icebraining 8y agoFree needles is actually part of multiple successful treatment programs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin-assisted_treatment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin-assisted_treatment Of course, this is in a controlled fashion, and doesn't require legalization.