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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by EA-3167 on Friday July 07, 2023 @06:19PM (#36639029)
The answer is treating it as a medical and social problem, it's a known solution, it just costs money and Portugal decided in 2012 to cheap out on it, outsource it, and then act shocked when it went wrong.
Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by fuzztester on Friday July 07, 2023 @06:48PM (#36639282)
What is the known solution? I don't know much about this area.
Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by foogazi on Friday July 07, 2023 @07:22PM (#36639570)
If it was you what would you want us to do ?

Let you sleep on the streets smoking crack ?

treatment for the chemical addiction, and psychological therapy for the trauma around addiction

Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by Trencin on Saturday July 08, 2023 @02:18AM (#36641843)
Love your children, and give them a safe and strong family to grow up in. Isn't that a fundamental part of raising a happy human being.
Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by foogazi on Saturday July 08, 2023 @02:15PM (#36647138)
Yes, and if for whatever reason you are not around how would you like society to act towards your children?
Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by fuzztester on Saturday July 08, 2023 @03:27PM (#36647864)
I don't know.

I said above:

>I don't know much about this area.

Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by scaramanga on Saturday July 08, 2023 @02:25AM (#36641882)
I guess salaries which allow people to provide for their basic needs would be a good start. Or providing secure, safe, affordable housing. Where people don't live in constant fear and material insecurity which makes it impossible to sleep without getting fucking blitzed, and where you're too busy working every hour god sends in miserable conditions, to build or maintain a supportive social network.

What, those aren't the priorities of Jeff Bezos? Huh....

Surprised to learn that, given the rosy conditions at amazon warehouses.