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How Portugal eased its opioid epidemic, while U.S. drug deaths skyrocketed (www.npr.org)

submitted 1 year ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] eveninghere@beehaw.org 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess they turned to experts instead of making it a political issue led by conservatives.

[–] garden_boi@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not every country is the same as the US. Other countries' conservatives aren't necessarily the same as yours. Sometimes conservatives and left-wing parties even work together to solve issues.

[–] seang96@spgrn.com 2 points 1 year ago

Your words are a beautiful sexy dream from the US.