You often hear Portugal cited when arguing for drug decriminalization. I heard it’s been successful. Oregon on the other hand decriminalized drugs a year ago and overdoses have spiked 40% according to some statistics. Is drug decriminalization all that it’s made up to be? Why did it work on Portugal but not Oregon?
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The whole “legalized drugs things” has to have the end goal of ending use of addictive narcotics through public programs.
It’s not “don’t arrest people for using drugs”, it’s give addicts doctor-moderated access to clean drugs via prescription in conjunction with rehab programs so that they can be weaned off of them over time.
There are many more steps to the ideal scheme than just “decriminalize”.
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