In 2001 Portugal decriminalized the consumption of all drugs. Meanwhile, the Philippines deals with drug users by shooting them in the street or throwing them in prison. Neither approach eliminates the harm that drug abuse (and its secondary and tertiary effects) causes to individuals and society, but only one them reduces the harm while the other increases it. This Vice video compares the two countries' contrasting policies.
Comparing Portugal's and the Philippines's opposite drug policies
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