freyasman
Senator
Thanks for the info, but in the future, don't bother..... because I didn't ask you a damn thing, fucktard.do you like posting silly ass crap that can be refuted so easily with facts? or do you just not know anything that resembles reality? Portugal has legalized all drugs. they treat drug addiction as a disease, not a crime. pretty much like we treat alcohol addiction here, which you do not seem to have too big a problem with. when you think logically, if you ever do, you can see that the difference in the negative affects of alcohol and heroin and cocaine and meth and other hard drugs on addicts is negligible, but our society accepts drinking and drunks without too much trouble. we even let liquor companies advertise on tv and radio and print media, knowing a certain percentage of the audience will die because of excessive drinking, either by themselves or by others driving a car under the influence. but, what is the alternative? prohibition? how well did that work?
but beyond that- let us look at the result of portugal's liberal drug laws, in effect since 2001, long enough to see the results more clearly-
Since it decriminalised all drugs in 2001, Portugal has seen dramatic drops in overdoses, HIV infection and drug-related crime.
n 2001, nearly two decades into Pereira’s accidental specialisation in addiction, Portugal became the first country to decriminalise the possession and consumption of all illicit substances. Rather than being arrested, those caught with a personal supply might be given a warning, a small fine, or told to appear before a local commission – a doctor, a lawyer and a social worker – about treatment, harm reduction, and the support services that were available to them.
The opioid crisis soon stabilised, and the ensuing years saw dramatic drops in problematic drug use, HIV and hepatitis infection rates, overdose deaths, drug-related crime and incarceration rates. HIV infection plummeted from an all-time high in 2000 of 104.2 new cases per million to 4.2 cases per million in 2015. The data behind these changes has been studied and cited as evidence by harm-reduction movements around the globe. It’s misleading, however, to credit these positive results entirely to a change in law.
Portugal’s remarkable recovery, and the fact that it has held steady through several changes in government – including conservative leaders who would have preferred to return to the US-style war on drugs – could not have happened without an enormous cultural shift, and a change in how the country viewed drugs, addiction – and itself. In many ways, the law was merely a reflection of transformations that were already happening in clinics, in pharmacies and around kitchen tables across the country. The official policy of decriminalisation made it far easier for a broad range of services (health, psychiatry, employment, housing etc) that had been struggling to pool their resources and expertise, to work together more effectively to serve their communities.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/05/portugals-radical-drugs-policy-is-working-why-hasnt-the-world-copied-it
16 Years Later: What Happened After Portugal Decriminalized Drugs ...
https://www.leafly.com/news/.../portugal-drug-decriminalization-statistics
Jun 13, 2017 - Portugal's drug decriminalization has been in effect since 2001, so we looked at the ... The Effects of Portugal's Drug Decriminalization Model.
Want to Win the War on Drugs? Portugal Might Have the Answer | Time
https://time.com › Ideas › Drugs
Aug 1, 2018 - Back then, Portugal was in the grip of heroin addiction. .... the percentage of people in prison in Portugal for drug law violations has decreased ...
Opinion | How to Win a War on Drugs - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/.../portugal-drug-decriminalization.ht...
Sep 22, 2017 - Ever since in Portugal, drug addiction has been treated more as a medical issue....
In Portugal, Drug Use Is Treated As A Medical Issue, Not A Crime - NPR
https://www.npr.org/.../in-portugal-drug-use-is-treated-as-a-medical-issue-not...
Apr 18, 2017 - In Portugal, Drug Use Is Treated As A Medical Issue, Not A Crime ... Under the 2001 decriminalization law, authored by Goulão, drug dealers ...
Now stfu.