Limited evidence suggests that might not be the case. Portugal decriminalised personal use of all drugs some time ago and it’s generally been regarded as prett

Limited evidence suggests that might not be the case. Portugal decriminalised personal use of all drugs some time ago and it’s generally been regarded as pretty successful. [1] The mortality rate from drugs in Portugal is 3 people per million. [2] In the US this same measure is 217 per million. [3] In two US states it is in excess of 400 deaths per million. [4] [1] 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... [2] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/portugal-decriminalised-drugs-14-years-ago-and-now-hardly-anyone-dies-from-overdosing-10301780.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/portugal-dec... [3] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48938509 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48938509 [4] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/drug_poisoning_mortality/drug_poisoning.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/drug_poisoning_mor...