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Drug Decriminalization in Portugal
Drug Decriminalization in Portugal Learning from a Health and Human-Centered Approach Prepared By: Drug Policy Alliance 131 West 33rd Street 15th Floor New York, NY 10001 2 Drug Decriminalization in Portugal : Learning from a Health and Human-Centered Approach Drug Decriminalization in Portugal : Learning from a Health and Human-Centered Approach Portugal has received global attention for its groundbreaking and comprehensive drug Decriminalization program launched in 2001 in response to a public health crisis. In 1999, Portugal had the highest rate of drug-related AIDS in the European Union, the second highest prevalence of HIV among people who inject drugs, and drug overdose deaths were rapidly increasing. Since Portugal ceased criminalizing drug use, the results have been The number of people voluntarily entering treatment has increased significantly, while overdose deaths, HIV infections, problematic drug use, and incarceration for drug-related offenses have plummeted.
The Portuguese Decriminalization Model The Portuguese national government adopted the majority of the committee’s recommendations, passed an accompanying law (Law no. 30/2000) in 2000, and began to set up Commissions for the Dissuasion of Drug Abuse, under the Ministry of Health. Under the policy, when police come across people
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