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Re:Norway votes to decriminalise drugs and offer treatment i... by gok on Saturday December 16, 2017 @08:32PM (#15943407)
Ok consider Iceland. Literally an island, very high overdose rate.
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Re:Norway votes to decriminalise drugs and offer treatment i... by codedokode on Sunday December 17, 2017 @12:59AM (#15944425)
Well, having a 9 month winter will make anyone take drugs.
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Re:Norway votes to decriminalise drugs and offer treatment i... by ben_w on Sunday December 17, 2017 @05:56AM (#15945232)
That rather supports gok’s claim that it’s more complicated than just punishment severity.
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Re:Norway votes to decriminalise drugs and offer treatment i... by jononor on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @07:58AM (#15959840)
Vitamin D should be the first.
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Re:Norway votes to decriminalise drugs and offer treatment i... by thomastjeffery on Monday December 18, 2017 @02:47PM (#15954797)
Per capita?

Anyway, I just wanted to point out that there are many variables to consider, and a lot of them are less obvious, or less quantifiable.

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