Re:What is the most dangerous drug? (2019)
by saiya-jin on Sunday June 07, 2020 @03:22PM
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Decriminalization is a far cry from legalization. First is still very much illegal, hard to get, very questionable content, albeit less punishable (what if you have 1kg of material with you?) vs access to clean stuff, dosed in exact amount you want to take, in safest way you prefer.
Portugal decriminalised personal use of all drugs some time ago and itβs generally been regarded as pretty successful. [1]
The mortality rate from drugs in Portugal is 3 people per million. [2]
In the US this same measure is 217 per million. [3]
In two US states it is in excess of 400 deaths per million. [4]
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/05/portugals-radic...
[2] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/portugal-dec...
[3] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48938509
[4] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/drug_poisoning_mor...