War on drugs harmed public health: report

Law & Order | 207582 hits | Mar 24 1:33 pm | Posted by: andyt

The war on drugs has failed, fuelling higher rates of infection and harming public health and human rights to such a degree that itï¿½s time to decriminalize non-violent minor drug offences, according to a new global report.

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by Freakinoldguy
Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:25 pm
For a role model, the authors point to Portugal, which decriminalized not only cannabis but also possession of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine. HIV transmission, hepatitis C and incarcerations all decreased, Beyrer said, and there was about a 15 per cent decline in substance use by young people in Portugal.

And yet when you do a little research you'll find that with zero tolerance, drug use by America's youth also dropped.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/drug-drops-ame ... d=20155714

So which is it. Ban drugs, drug use drops, legalize small amounts of drugs and drug use drops?

Are these cases of "Lies, damned lies and statistics"?

But I also found this local piece of research about marijuana use by youth and if you're like me you'll love the answer about the benefits of drug use one young potential Rhodes Scholar gave.

ï¿½Studies show that people drive more
carefully when high on weed. You are ignorant
if you think anything otherwise.ï¿½
ï¿½ 15 year old male

https://www.vsb.bc.ca/sites/default/fil ... Survey.pdf

Aren't millennials great.
by BartSimpson
Fri Mar 25, 2016 2:58 pm
For a role model, the authors point to Portugal, which decriminalized not only cannabis but also possession of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine. HIV transmission, hepatitis C and incarcerations all decreased, Beyrer said, and there was about a 15 per cent decline in substance use by young people in Portugal.

Hey, and look at what a blazing success Portugal is these days! They once ruled near half the friggin' world and now they can't finance a popsicle stick with ten cents down.

Oh, yeah. We should all emulate .
by andyt
Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:08 pm
"BartSimpson" said
For a role model, the authors point to Portugal, which decriminalized not only cannabis but also possession of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine. HIV transmission, hepatitis C and incarcerations all decreased, Beyrer said, and there was about a 15 per cent decline in substance use by young people in Portugal.

Hey, and look at what a blazing success Portugal is these days! They once ruled near half the friggin' world and now they can't finance a popsicle stick with ten cents down.

Oh, yeah. We should all emulate .

This is your brain without drugs. Somebody needs their Adderall.
by BartSimpson
Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:10 pm
"andyt" said

This is your brain without drugs. Somebody needs their Adderall.

The difference between you and Portugal is that Portugal is a .

You're a .

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