Portugal: Pioneer of Decriminalisation, an Example to Follow?
Portugal: pioneer of decriminalisation, an example to follow?
Since 1998 drug substitution treatments have been in place in the country, allowing drug addicts to take methadone or buprenorphine with a medical prescription, substances that allow them to replace heroin and calm withdrawal symptoms. In addition to …
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Orchids Bloom: Best practices on harm reduction shared
Dissemination of learnings from the project will go a long way in scaling up harm reduction interventions in the rest of the country. Lov Verma, Secretary, Department of AIDS … By taking care of withdrawal it makes the user functional so he can lead …
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