Drug Decriminalisation in Portugal: Setting the Record Straight

Report
par
Slade, Harvey (Transform Drug Policy Foundation)

Date de publication

2021

Géographie

Portugal

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

No

L’objectif

Update on the effects of Portugal's drug decriminalization policy

Constatations/points à retenir

Drug-related deaths have remained below the EU average since 2001, the proportion of prisoners sentenced for drugs has fallen from 40% to 15%, and rates of drug use have remained consistently below the EU average.

Mots clés

Mortality
Policy/Regulatory
Decriminalization/legalization
Outcomes
Crime