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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by DanBC on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:25PM (#20780812)
> According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), in 2005, the rate of drug-related deaths per capita in Sweden was more than twice that of the Netherlands and there were more persons addicted to severe narcotics ("heavy drugs") than in other countries

It doesn't seem to be working that well, does it?

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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by rdtwo on Friday August 23, 2019 @05:27PM (#20782775)
Is drug related death really the right stat to use? Seems like it doesn’t tell the whole story.
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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by hdfbdtbcdg on Saturday August 24, 2019 @08:37AM (#20786789)
Considering the low rate of drug usage in Sweden amongst the general population it seems to tell a sorry story about Swedish drug policy...
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