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Old 09-09-2011, 08:18 PM   #239 (permalink)
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Just read that on Wiki! It says that those "seeking treatment for drug addiction had doubled", which I guess would make sense! I don't know though. Crime from drug related violence, or more people having trouble with addiction to those drugs. I think it should just come down to each person's own choices.
You're assuming that "more people seeking treatment" means there are more addicts but I don't think that necessarily the case. Based on what I've read about the situation in Portugal, my understanding is that they have taken the resources they would have spent on punishing drug addicts and redirected them toward voluntary rehab programs. That might be why there are more people seeking. Not that there are more addicts but that help is more readily available.
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