Norway votes to decriminalise drugs and offer treatment instead of jail time
Bottom line, deaths from overdose:<p>Drugs criminalized, USA:<p>185 deaths/million people/year<p>Not criminalized, treatment focused Portugal:<p>6 deaths/million people/year<p><a href="http://www.aei.org/publication/chart-of-the-day-5/" rel="nofollow">http://www.aei.org/publication/chart-of-the-day-5/</a>