gosh, I didn’t think those leftie newspapers from the 80s still existed online, (in my high school the teachers would encourage you to read them) – probably written by the same journos :laugh_at:
PT is however a fairly social democratic (left wing) country and quite religious (mostly Catholics and moderate Muslims) – so both the govt and faith groups are willing to invest in harm reduction and rehab. That makes a big difference to whether or not “less harsh” options succeed. NL is also similar in this respect.
