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The drug policy of Portugal, informally called the "drug strategy", was put in place in 2000, and came into effect in July 2001. Its purpose was to reduce the number of new HIV/AIDS cases in the country, as it was estimated around half of new cases came from injection drug use.

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  • Drug policy of Portugal (en)
  • Política de drogas de Portugal (pt)
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  • The drug policy of Portugal, informally called the "drug strategy", was put in place in 2000, and came into effect in July 2001. Its purpose was to reduce the number of new HIV/AIDS cases in the country, as it was estimated around half of new cases came from injection drug use. (en)
  • A política de drogas de Portugal, denominada "A estratégia de drogas", foi posta em prática em 2000 e entrou em vigor legalmente a partir de julho de 2001. O objetivo era reduzir o número de novos casos de VIH/SIDA no país, pois estimativas indicavam que cerca da metade dos novos casos eram decorrentes do uso de drogas injetáveis. (pt)
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  • The drug policy of Portugal, informally called the "drug strategy", was put in place in 2000, and came into effect in July 2001. Its purpose was to reduce the number of new HIV/AIDS cases in the country, as it was estimated around half of new cases came from injection drug use. The policy consisted of multiple methods to reduce the spread of HIV, among which were harm reduction efforts, information to the public and in particular to populations most at risk about how HIV is spread, establishing treatment facilities and easier access to substitution treatment for drug addicts, establishing so-called dissuasion commissions to persuade drug addicts to go into treatment, and all drug treatment and control units were reorganized into one comprehensive unit. In addition, the existing practice of giving drug addicts a waiver for drug possession was codified in a new law. The law (Drug Law 30/2000) maintained the status of illegality for using or possessing any drug for personal use without authorization. However, for persons addicted to said drug, their case was now deemed an administrative offence. The authority to impose penalties or sanctions in these cases was transferred from the police and justice system to so-called dissuasion commissions if the amount possessed was no more than a ten-day supply of that substance. (en)
  • A política de drogas de Portugal, denominada "A estratégia de drogas", foi posta em prática em 2000 e entrou em vigor legalmente a partir de julho de 2001. O objetivo era reduzir o número de novos casos de VIH/SIDA no país, pois estimativas indicavam que cerca da metade dos novos casos eram decorrentes do uso de drogas injetáveis. A política consistia em vários métodos para reduzir a propagação do VIH, entre os quais estavam: esforços de redução de danos; informações ao público e em particular às populações em maior risco sobre como o VIH se espalha; estabelecer instalações de tratamento e facilitar o acesso ao tratamento para viciados em drogas; estabelecer as chamadas comissões de dissuasão para persuadir os adictos a entrar em tratamento e, mais importante, todas as unidades de tratamento e controle de drogas foram reorganizadas em uma unidade abrangente. Além disso, a prática existente de dispensar a posse de drogas aos toxicodependentes foi codificada numa nova lei. A lei (Lei sobre Drogas 30/2000) manteve a situação de ilegalidade pelo uso ou posse de qualquer droga para uso pessoal sem autorização. No entanto, para os dependentes químicos da droga, o caso passou a ser considerado uma infração administrativa. A autoridade para impor penalidades ou sanções nesses casos era transferida da polícia e do sistema judiciário para as chamadas comissões de dissolução se a quantidade em posse não fosse maior do que um fornecimento de dez dias dessa substância. (pt)
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