Once a Model, Crisis Imperils Portugal's Drug Program
Once a model, crisis imperils Portugal's drug program
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Ageing but spacious and well-kept, Lisbon's Taipas rehabilitation clinic is one of over 40 such clinics across the country, the result of Portugal's 11-year-old pioneering drugs policy which decriminalized drug use while offering free treatment and …
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Obama Requests 2 Million for HUD Programs That Give Housing Aid To …
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According to the ONDCP, the requested FY 2013 budget will “reduce drug use and its consequences in the United States.” (The fiscal year 2013 runs from Oct. 1, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2013.) The $ 542.4 … HUD “provides housing for those in drug-treatment …
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Human Rights Watch: Hundreds of Thousands Still Tortured in Name of Drug …
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More than 350,000 people are held in filthy, overcrowded “drug treatment” centers — actually forced-labor camps — in Asia, where they are beaten and compelled to engage in harsh work for little or no pay, according to a new report from Human Rights …
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