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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by gruez on Saturday July 08, 2023 @12:58PM (#36646273)
>Suffice to say: I have. Several people who were on self-destructive paths, of whom you could have said "well fuck him, the fucker doesn't want help and is a burden to those around him, why should I waste money and effort with him?". With the necessary support they are now entirely different persons.

I didn't get the impression that the parent was against help. He explicitly mentioned providing rehab programs to those who wanted them.

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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by nickserv on Saturday July 08, 2023 @02:48PM (#36647485)
Putting a bunch of addicts in an abandoned building so they can live in misery doesn't seem very helpful.
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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by gruez on Saturday July 08, 2023 @03:35PM (#36647943)
As per the parent comment, they're free to move into rehab if they so choose. They're not forced to live in misery.
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Re:Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now ha... by K0balt on Sunday July 09, 2023 @06:23AM (#36653249)
Addicts actively reject housing with rules and seek out abandoned buildings. The idea is to provide them with safe refuge where they do not have to be compliant except to be nonviolent, while keeping them in immediate proximity to a rehab on-ramp that would move them out of that situation into inpatient rehab.

They already move out of housing to seek out abandoned buildings because their choices are incompatible with society at large.

My idea is an attempt to align incentives for a better outcome.

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