[JockoManning]

"PORTUGAL CUT ADDICTION RATES IN HALF BY CONNECTING DRUG USERS WITH COMMUNITIES"

https://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/portugal-cut-drug-addiction-rates-in-half-by-connecting-users-with-communities

DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION IN PORTUGAL: A HEALTH-CENTERED APPROACH

https://www.drugpolicy.org/sites/default/files/DPA_Fact_Sheet_Portugal_Decriminalization_Feb2015.pdf

"TEN YEARS AFTER DECRIMINALIZATION, DRUG ABUSE DOWN BY HALF IN PORTUGAL"

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/07/05/ten-years-after-decriminalization-drug-abuse-down-by-half-in-portugal/#53dab3a33001

[TrueFact]

So interesting! Truly grateful, JM.

[webstersII]

Good posts. I’ve been watching the situation in Portugal re: legalization with great interest. Have had family members with addiction issues and this seems to be about the only place that has had significant success over a long period of time.

Wish we could make some good progress in our own backyard.