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The most radical experiment is Oregon’s decriminalization of hard drugs - a move that even many of its original supporters now acknowledge has been a disaster.
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Oof. From 3 weeks ago. “If you build it, they will come” I guess.
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Early results of this reform effort, the first of its kind in any state, are now coming into view, and so far, they are not encouraging. State leaders have acknowledged faults with the policy’s implementation and enforcement measures. And Oregon’s drug problems have not improved. Last year, the state experienced one of the sharpest rises in overdose deaths in the nation and had one of the highest percentages of adults with a substance-use disorder. During one two-week period last month, three children under the age of 4 overdosed in Portland after ingesting fentanyl.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...rdoses/674733/