Re:Heroin addiction in the U.S
by simonh on Monday January 22, 2018 @03:00AM
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Norway recently legislated for Portuguese style decriminalisation of drug use. Dealing hard drugs will still be illegal and dealers will still be pursued, but drug use and the behaviours typical of addicts will no longer be treated as criminal matters but as public health issues. This approach has had a massive effect in Portugal, dramatically reducing use rates, medical complications from drug use and related crime.
Obviously Norway is a different country from Sweden, but do you know what made them go down that route? Do they have a significantly bigger drugs problem there?
Obviously Norway is a different country from Sweden, but do you know what made them go down that route? Do they have a significantly bigger drugs problem there?