Re:Heroin addiction in the U.S
by jzymbaluk on Sunday January 21, 2018 @02:59PM
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Nothing so far as legalizing heroin is being considered in the US, but Philadelphia is considering becoming the first US city to offer supervised injection sites [1] as a method of harm reduction, but there's a lot of understandable resistance to the idea.
Portugal has taken steps towards decriminalizing drug use and treating it as a health matter, and has had success so far [2]
Portugal has taken steps towards decriminalizing drug use and treating it as a health matter, and has had success so far [2]
[1] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/01/10/5767570...
[2] https://www.drugpolicy.org/sites/default/files/DPA_Fact_Shee...