Portugal’s radical drug policy is working. Why hasn’t the world copied it?

Re:Portugal’s radical drug policy is working. Why hasn’t the... by eberkund on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @11:17PM (#15858448)

I haven't heard it argued that legalizing drugs would decrease usage. Just that it would lead to safer usage, reduce crime, destigmatize addiction and allow for better treatment of addicts.

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Re:Portugal’s radical drug policy is working. Why hasn’t the... by ht85 on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @09:58AM (#15861452)

You're correct that addicts won't stop using because of decriminalization, but it does open new ways of helping those people.

Instead of forcing them to hide, prosecuting, incarcerating and labeling them as undesirable members of society, you can create infrastructure and programs that could help many of them deal with their issues over time.

Sometimes the hardest part of exiting addiction is that the only people who understand or tolerate you are other addicts, creating a very hard to escape circle.

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