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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @jannostr 11 Jun \ parent \ on: Does legalising/decriminalising drugs work? AskSN
The point ppl in Canada make is that Portugal was successful because it pairs decriminalization with treatment. Here, we just decriminalized, started prescribing opioids (via pharmacies) to people to give them a safe supply -- but didn't do much by way of treatment centres and helping people overcome their addition.
The result was that people take the safe supply (not laced with fentanyl) sell it to high-school kids, take the money any buy the very very cheap fentanyl product that China/Mexican cartels are dumping in Vancouver.
Yeah, the last documentaries i saw about Canada and fentanyl, instantly draw me back to the horror show in portugal in mid 90s before got better.
Its true Portugal makes you see the therapist if you are not a lost case. And there is some sort of treatment. A lot of free methadone, not heroin or any other opioid.
Addicts, since methadone doesn’t give you the high will still chase it, but they are lot less violent and rob lot less.
I mean, the problem is not eliminated but its better than before.
I have to recognize fentanyl was not present until the last 5 years and its still residual i think. Its been years i dont see the lab results so i might be wrong 😅
I hope it stays low. We have more of a coke problem nowadays. I wonder if that is laced..
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