Portugal
Disenchanted with the US's failing counternarcotics efforts, Latin American leaders reach across the Atlantic for model laws. MORE
By Tony O'Neill
Portugal's successful example of treating drug addiction as a health problem, instead of a matter for the police, is threatened by cuts. MORE
By Tony O'Neill
What are the best and worst countries to live in if you're a drug user? What is a really good set of drug laws, anyway? One man's view: as provocative and contentious as you'd expect. MORE
Marijuana before pregnancy may double the risk of premature birth, decriminalization decreases drug usage in Portugal, and Russell Brand relapses, sexually. MORE
Russians are horrified by their drug abuse epidemic, insurers pay big markups as doctors dispense drugs, and the Rolling Stones survive a half-century of partying. MORE
By Will Godfrey
The former Drug Czar reacts angrily when The Fix asks him about following Portugal's decriminalization. MORE
By Tony O'Neill
When the drug-drenched nation legalized all drugs within its borders, most critics predicted disaster. But the results took almost everybody by surprise. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
The Difference Between Detention and Treatment, Martin Sheen Argues For Drug Courts, and Baltimore Boosts Booze Tax. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Bracing for an HIV Epidemic Among Russian Addicts, Fact-Checking the Jack Daniels Label, and Doing the Math on Drugs. MORE
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