TIL 13 years ago Portugal decriminalized the usage of drugs. This legalization has been proven a success, increasing the number of people seeking drug abuse support and lowering the rate of HIV spread through drug usage.

http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893946,00.html



Submitted January 24, 2015 at 05:09AM by mageganker http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2tgk6i/til_13_years_ago_portugal_decriminalized_the/