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Fixing Our City: Lessons From Portugal Decriminalizing Drugs

Fixing Our City: Lessons From Portugal Decriminalizing Drugs

FromFifth & Mission


Fixing Our City: Lessons From Portugal Decriminalizing Drugs

FromFifth & Mission

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Nov 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We're sharing this episode of the Fixing Our City podcast from The Chronicle's SFNext Project in which host Laura Wenus talks to Dr. João Goulão, Portugal's drug policy coordinator, about that country's decision to decriminalize drug possession in response to an opioid epidemic similar to the one San Francisco is struggling with. That was in 2001. Today, Portugal has dramatically reduced the number of overdose deaths, HIV infections associated with drug use, and problematic heroin use. Fifth & Mission returns with new episodes Monday. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Released:
Nov 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The flagship news podcast of the San Francisco Chronicle. Producer/host Cecilia Lei and director of news Demian Bulwa discuss the biggest stories of the day with Chronicle journalists and newsmakers from around the Bay Area. | Get full digital access to the Chronicle: sfchronicle.com/pod