Portugal’s drug epidemic started in the 1980s, and HIV and overdoses skyrocketed. After decriminalizing all substances in 2001, the country started focusing on harm-reduction instead of punishment, but it was cultural shifts that truly improved the country’s situation. Is Portugal’s success too culturally bound to work elsewhere?
Portugal’s Radical Drugs Policy Is Working. Why Hasn’t the World Copied It?
Susana Ferreira | The Guardian | December 5, 2017 | 4,840 words
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