In Portugal they decriminalised personal possession of all drugs in 2001. It now has the lowest adult rate of lifetime marijuana use in the European Union, and more people seeking help for problems related to substance use and abuse.
In New York, however, they’re trying a different method to wean people off drugs:
“Cocaine-Related Deaths in New York Plummet; Bad Economy to Thank”
You didn’t know Ben Bernanke was also fighting the War on Drugs, did you?
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