3 ms·
Portugal has a lower incidence of opiate abuse than the USA, and they don't punish people at all for using.
by Synaesthesia 3y ago
Portugal has a lower incidence of opiate abuse than the USA, and they don't punish people at all for using.
- waihtis 3y agoUnfortunately legitimizing drugs was a fairytale fantasy and Portugal is regretting it now: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/07/portugal-drugs-decriminalization-heroin-crack/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/07/portugal-dru...
- digdugdirk 3y agoPortugal cut the funding for the rehabilitation programs that were part and parcel of the decriminalization plan. It was a success for some time before that occurred.
- Eumenes 3y agoOverdose rates in Lisbon are at a all time high - yay for decriminalization?