The right to health and international drug control, compulsory treatment for drug dependence and access to controlled medicines 2010, para. 66
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Decriminalization and de-penalization have the potential to diminish the risks associated with drug use and increase participation of people who use drugs in drug treatment. In Portugal, drug use decreased in absolute terms across key demographic categories following decriminalization, and both drug-related mortality and new cases of HIV among people dependent on drugs decreased. The number of people undertaking substitution therapy also rose from 6,040 to 14,877 between 1999 and 2003.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Equality & Inclusion
Health
Year
2010
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Other
Reference
SR Health, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/255, para. 66.