Oregon’s decriminalization of drug possession is proving disastrous

Re:Oregon’s decriminalization of drug possession is proving ... by deepdriver on Thursday July 21, 2022 @11:15PM (#32188062)

Local governments want Portugal’s drug decriminalization results without resorting to Portugal’s methods. It can’t work. Former long-shot gubernatorial candidate Michael Shellenberger has written about this extensively.

>Many progressives believe that Portugal and Netherlands reduced drug deaths by simply decriminalizing drugs, which is wrong

>The Portuguese coerce addicts to quit, and don't allow public drug use, as the architect of the Portuguese approach explained to me:[…]

https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/14153458369139220...

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Re:Oregon’s decriminalization of drug possession is proving ... by UncleOxidant on Thursday July 21, 2022 @11:48PM (#32188296)

I'm guessing Portugal also has a much better social safety net and universal healthcare. IIRC some part of the measure that passed here in oregon decriminalizing drugs addressed the treatment part, but I'm also recalling that treatment isn't well funded.

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