Portugal drug policy

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Drug decriminalization in Portugal decreases number of addicts

After 11 years, the effectiveness of the policy has been measured.

Drug use changing in Europe amid rising unemployment: report

Report indicates a shifting battlefield for Europe's war on drugs.

A TV cameraman records the three-tons cocaine seizure on February 3, 2006 in Braga, northern Portugal. Many nations thinking about decriminalizing drugs may look to Portugal as an example.

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