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Hard addicts drop by half after decriminalization of drugs in Portugal



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AFP:

The number of addicts considered "problematic" -- those who repeatedly use "hard" drugs and intravenous users -- had fallen by half since the early 1990s, when the figure was estimated at around 100,000 people, Goulao said....

"This development can not only be attributed to decriminalisation but to a confluence of treatment and risk reduction policies."


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