OPINION: Portugal has shown that decriminalisation of drug use is possible

Published 8 October 2018
Portugal decriminalised the use of illegal drugs in 2001, a move which experts say has led to a ”spectacular” reduction in the number of infections among intravenous users and a significant drop in drug-related crimes.
Dr Nuno Capaz, Vice-President of the Lisbon Drug Addiction Dissuasion Commission, is in Dublin to lend his support to a new report backing the decriminalisation of people who use drugs in Ireland.
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[@Ofir]

Ireland should decriminalize or legalize all drug use.
Throwing sick/addicted people to jail has no benefit, helps nobody and serves no purpose.
We should start taking care of our people instead of putting them behind bars.

[@tracyking135]

🇺🇸 NEEDS TO DO THIS TOO

[@bernardbrogan7206]

drug use of some kind is effecting every family in some way . its time to stop punishing people over there social use ir there addiction . its a health issue . . anyway how its been dealt with at moment not working time to try something else