Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work?

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Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work?The Cato paper reports that between 2001 and 2006 in Portugal, rates of lifetime use of any illegal drug among seventh through ninth graders fell from 14.1% to 10.6%; drug use in older teens also declined. Lifetime heroin use among 16-to-18-year-olds fell from 2.5% to 1.8% (although there was a slight increase in marijuana use in that age group). New HIV infections in drug users fell by 17% between 1999 and 2003, and deaths related to heroin and similar drugs were cut by more than half. In addition, the number of people on methadone and buprenorphine treatment for drug addiction rose to 14,877 from 6,040, after decriminalization, and money saved on enforcement allowed for increased funding of drug-free treatment as well.

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Re: Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work?

Goed om te lezen ! Alweer een bewijs voor iets dat al jaren geroepen wordt.

[jeroen]

Re: Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work?

Daar moet op gerookt worden
Weer een hoop bewijs dat de war on drugs niet werkt, nu moet de rest van de wereld het og doorkrijgen.