Drug Policy

Drug Decriminalization, It Works!

November 16, 2020 UNAC Editor Addiction, Prisoners, Public Health

by Princess Harmony, published on Workers World, November 12, 2020 In Portugal, the drug policy since 2001 has been focused on decriminalization and treatment. The country decriminalized small personal use amounts of drugs, which led to a fall in HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C rates, as well as overdose rates. People who had predicted that such a policy would[…]